News & Commentary
Kyiv’s historic cathedral damaged in Russian air strikes
Barb Fraze
June 12, 2025
Up to seven people were killed and up to 13 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv and Odesa June 10, which also damaged the historic Holy Wisdom Cathedral, also known as St. Sophia Cathedral.
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On a day of ‘national tragedy,’ Austria mourns 10 victims of school shooting
OSV News
June 11, 2025
After one of the worst rampages in Austria's history, the picturesque European country has been "shattered," with bishops offering prayers and support to victims' families.
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Expectant mom seeking asylum in US urges protection of birthright citizenship
OSV News
June 10, 2025
An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba told OSV News that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child's future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that ...
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Holy Spirit fosters unity, peace, justice, pope says at Pentecost vigil
Catholic News Service
June 9, 2025
On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force for unity in the church and in the ...
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Inspired by soon-to-be-saint, Irish teens create animated Lego-Carlo Acutis film
OSV News
June 6, 2025
In rural Limerick, three teenage brothers are turning Lego into a tool for evangelization as Blessed Carlo Acutis continues to inspire a new generation of digital evangelists.
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Report: Immigration data ‘much lower’ than Trump administration claims
OSV News
June 5, 2025
New data shows that the number of immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the U.S. "is much lower than the Trump administration claims," and "talk of an invasion is overblown," said J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy and communications ...
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Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in US cities