News & Commentary
Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were ‘entirely innocent’
OSV News
May 12, 2021
A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.
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Cardinal cautions US bishops on politicians and Communion
OSV News
May 11, 2021
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy "to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia ...
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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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Build communion with diversity, abbot tells cardinals before conclave