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U.S. set to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
OSV News
March 25, 2022
The Biden administration said March 24 that the United States plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians as refugees.
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Catholic advocates keep calling for end to ‘shameful’ immigration rule
OSV News
March 24, 2022
Two years after the implementation of a public health rule limiting who enters the U.S. at its borders, Catholic immigration advocates keep calling out the Biden administration for continuing it and they are demanding its demise.
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USCCB president, committee chairmen recommit church to pro-life initiatives
OSV News
March 23, 2022
As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together "in prayer and expectant hope that states will ...
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St. Bernadette’s relics to begin first tour to U.S. in Florida in April
OSV News
March 22, 2022
The relics of St. Bernadette, the Marian visionary of Lourdes, France, will tour the United States for the first time.
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Pope promulgates Curia reform, emphasizing church’s missionary nature
OSV News
March 21, 2022
Nine years after taking office, Pope Francis promulgated his constitution reforming the Roman Curia, a project he began with his international College of Cardinals shortly after taking office in 2013.
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Women symbolize Ukraine’s strength, courage, archbishop says
OSV News
March 18, 2022
Women defending their nation, staying behind to care for loved ones, mourning loss and death, or fleeing to bring their children to safety all symbolize hope for Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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Massive USDA program cuts hit some Catholic efforts to feed school kids