News & Commentary
Women religious speak out against voter suppression
OSV News
May 10, 2021
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the National Black Sisters Conference issued a joint statement May 5 on the importance of ensuring that all people enjoy the right to vote "regardless of their race, zip code, economic status or ...
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San Diego bishop: Don’t weaponize the Eucharist for political ends
OSV News
May 7, 2021
"The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important," said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
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Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families
OSV News
May 6, 2021
At the 51st annual Washington Conference on the Americas, May 4, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said four migrant families who remained separated under a Trump administration policy would be among the first to be reunited in ...
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Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash
OSV News
May 5, 2021
Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left at least 23 dead and more than 70 people injured.
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Biden administration halts border projects funded with military money
OSV News
May 4, 2021
The Biden administration announced April 30 it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the U.S., which were being funded with money originally designated for the military.
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CDC director gives nod to indoor worship services for masked, vaccinated
OSV News
May 3, 2021
When the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said April 27 that fully vaccinated people who wear masks can safely attend many indoor events such as worship services, the announcement likely did not catch many Catholics by ...
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Mexico’s bishops denounce use of Santa Muerte in political advertising