News & Commentary
Catholic school art, music teachers find camaraderie at event
OSV News
December 7, 2022
Art and music teachers joined other educators, like band directors, orchestra leaders and music leaders, for a series of workshops that inspired them personally and emphasized the importance of viewing, learning about and producing sacred art with their students in ...
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Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
OSV News
December 6, 2022
The season of Advent is a moment of grace to help believers stop being presumptuous and pretending to be self-sufficient, Pope Francis said.
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Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
OSV News
December 5, 2022
Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight when a young man shot and killed 26 people Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Vatican offers guidelines for investing in a way consistent with faith
OSV News
December 2, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No investment of money is morally neutral; “either God’s kingdom is being advanced by the assets we deploy, or it is being neglected and undermined,” said a new Vatican document. To help Catholic institutions and individuals ...
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Cardinal Becciu secretly recorded call with pope, Vatican prosecutor says
OSV News
December 1, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge — one of criminal conspiracy ...
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Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; bill now heads to House
OSV News
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees reiterated the bishops’ ” firm opposition” to the “misnamed” measure legalizing same-sex ...
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Quietly, without flashiness, Pope Leo strives toward unity