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A woman prays as thousands gather at a memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2025.

At memorial, Charlie Kirk’s wife says she forgives alleged shooter

September 22, 2025
Charlie Kirk was an "influential figure" in his own election, President Donald Trump said at a memorial service for the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
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U.S. President Joe Biden adjusts his glasses as he celebrates the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington Sept. 13, 2022. Biden signed the measure into law that August. On April 25, 2023, Biden announced that he will seek a second term in the White House. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Biden announces reelection bid

April 26, 2023
President Joe Biden announced April 25 that he will seek a second term in the White House. Biden, a Democrat, is the nation's second Catholic president, but his reelection would make him the first Catholic to serve twice in the ...
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People fleeing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army gather at the bus station in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023. (OSV News photo/El-Tayeb Siddig, Reuters)

Pope appeals for end to violence in Sudan

April 25, 2023
Pope Francis has appealed for an end to violence in Sudan and a return to dialogue.
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Participants hold signs calling for an end to gun violence outside the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville April 18, 2023, during a Voices for a Safer Tennessee event. The group organized a three-mile-long human chain that drew more than 8,000 people and ended at the capitol to urge the Legislature to take steps to address gun violence. (OSV News photo/Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register)

Catholic leaders join laity in push for gun safety in Tennessee

April 24, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (OSV News) -- Thousands upon thousands of Nashvillians, representing multiple faiths and backgrounds, came together on April 18 to create a three-mile human chain from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to the Cathedral ...
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Vatican to bring pope’s encyclicals to life in architecture exhibit 

April 21, 2023
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Commemorating 10 years since the election of Pope Francis, the Vatican will physically represent the teachings of his encyclicals at the Venice Biennale international architecture exhibition May 20 to Nov. 26. The Vatican’s exhibit, titled “Social ...
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The top of the processional cross that will be used at the coronation of King Charles III in May is seen on the altar of an Anglican parish in Llandudo, Wales, April 19, 2023. Relics of the Christ's cross, a gift from Pope Francis, are under glass in the center of the processional cross. (CNS photo/Dave Custance, courtesy of the Church in Wales)

Vatican sends relic of true cross to Britain’s King Charles

April 20, 2023
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis. “The fragments of the ...
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Cardinal recalls those killed, injured in 2013 Boston Marathon bombing

April 18, 2023
BRAINTREE, Mass. (OSV News) — On the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley reflected on the impact the event had on the victims, survivors, first responders and what must be done to prevent such acts ...
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