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Scaffolding surrounds the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris July 28, 2022. Four years into the devastating fire, Notre Dame will get the spire back by the end of 2023. (OSV News photo/Geoffroy Van Der Hassel, pool via Reuters)

Paris Archdiocese Reveals How Notre Dame’s Reopening Will Look

The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for Dec. 8, will be “six months of celebration and praise,” the archbishop of Paris said in a pastoral letter.

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A file photo shows the American flag below the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Senate approves bill with uncertain future in House as Ukraine hangs in the balance

The Senate passed an approximately $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, following months of a stalemate amid growing divisions within the Republican Party.
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A huge cross is seen overlooking the Eastern Irish coastline of Counties Wicklow and Dublin in Bray, Ireland, Aug. 19, 2018. In response to the Feb. 8, 2024, release of a report on abuse claims, the head of Ireland's Jesuits is "ashamed" of order's failure to act on clergy sex abuse. The report documents abuse claims received by the society between 1965 and 2023 that were reported to have occurred between 1940 and 1991. (OSV News photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters)

Head of Ireland’s Jesuits ‘ashamed’ of order’s failure to act on abuse

The head of the Jesuits in Ireland has said he is "ashamed" at the order's failure to confront abuse after the release of a new report revealing 93 complaints of sexual, physical and emotional abuse against a now deceased priest.
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A depiction of humanity caught within the cogs and gears or technology. (OSV News photo/Reimund Bertrams, Pixabay)

Catholic Social Teaching Has a Lot to Say About AI, Experts Say

The viral internet commercial sounded real: the voice of Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of Mexico City, endorsing a miracle drug that had cured him of diabetes. But the commercial — like the cure itself — was fake.
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Grammy-winning Florida priest placed on leave for alleged misconduct with minor

A Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist has been placed on administrative leave due to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor a decade ago.
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Young people join religious sisters in global fight against trafficking

The world's religious sisters have paved the way in their pioneering fight against human trafficking, said a survivor and activist.
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Catholic immigration advocates express concern about Senate’s proposed border deal

Key Senate negotiators Feb. 4 released an approximately $118 billion emergency national security bill that would send a fresh wave of aid to Ukraine as that nation fends off Russia's invasion and would implement strict new migration policies for the ...
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