News & Commentary
Ukrainian Catholic University sets up scholarship for alum killed in war
OSV News
June 24, 2022
Ukrainian Catholic University is creating a scholarship fund in honor of an alumnus, Artemiy Dymyd, who died in mortar fire near Donetsk June 18.
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Supreme Court overturns Roe in anticipated Dobbs decision
OSV News
June 24, 2022
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.
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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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Planned Parenthood report shows abortions, public funding up after Dobbs