News & Commentary
After expulsion from Philippines, nun continues solidarity work
OSV News
April 29, 2022
Philippine elections are May 9, and a longtime advocate for Filipino farmers will be watching closely—from afar.
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Hope and joy reawaken when old and young come together, pope says
OSV News
April 28, 2022
If young people recognize all that they have received with gratitude and older people take the initiative of relaunching hope in young people for their future, then nothing can stop the flourishing of God's blessings among people, Pope Francis said.
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Supreme Court examines ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum rule
OSV News
April 27, 2022
After nearly two hours of oral arguments April 26, the Supreme Court justices had mixed views on the Biden administration ending a Trump-era immigration policy called "Remain in Mexico."
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Ukrainians in New York celebrate Easter by praying for end of war
OSV News
April 26, 2022
Ukrainian Catholics in New York celebrated Easter with prayers that Christ's triumph over death will also signify victory over everything evil happening in their home country.
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Texas bishops call execution of inmate an ‘act of vengeance’
OSV News
April 25, 2022
On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a 72-year-old prisoner, Oscar Smith, citing issues with preparations of the lethal drugs to be used.
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Pope, Vatican back U.N. appeal for Easter truce in Ukraine
OSV News
April 22, 2022
Pope Francis and the Vatican are urging world leaders to listen to the people's cry for peace, and they have backed an appeal by the head of the United Nations for an Easter truce in Ukraine.
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New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’