News & Commentary
Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says
OSV News
June 23, 2022
Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness make them dependent on others, Pope Francis said.
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Irish archbishop: Church can be renewed if we listen to Holy Spirit
OSV News
June 22, 2022
A chapter in the life of the Irish church is coming to an end, and the primate of All Ireland said believes that "if we are open to listening to what the Holy Spirit is saying," something new will begin, ...
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Murdered Nigerians found suffering at foot of cross, bishop says at funeral
OSV News
June 21, 2022
The Catholics attending Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church on Pentecost did not know how much it would cost to participate in the suffering of Jesus, said Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo.
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After flag dispute, Worcester bishop says Jesuit school no longer Catholic
OSV News
June 20, 2022
Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus has informed Nativity School of Worcester that it may no longer identify itself as a Catholic school following months of private and public discussion on the flying of Black Lives Matter and gay pride flags ...
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Catholic school in Uvalde, Texas, is reaching out to help community heal
OSV News
June 17, 2022
When schools close for the summer, their websites and Facebook pages often get pretty quiet too. That's not the case for Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, established in 1913 by the Teresian Sisters.
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As DACA marks 10th anniversary, recipients voice frustration over inaction
OSV News
June 16, 2022
Standing outside the U.S. Capitol pleading with lawmakers to grant her and her peers a path toward citizenship is not how Zuleyma Barajas pictured her life 10 years after she was granted a temporary solution to remain in the U.S.
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Supreme Court overturns Roe in anticipated Dobbs decision
In a 6-3 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in this country.