News & Commentary
Arizona high court upholds 1864 abortion ban as ballot measure becomes likely
OSV News
April 10, 2024
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a move that could shutter abortion clinics in the state. But, Arizona may have the issue of abortion ...
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Pope marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s stigmata
OSV News
April 9, 2024
With a visiting group of Italian Franciscan friars from La Verna and from Tuscany April 5, Pope Francis joined celebrations of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving "the gift of the stigmata" after he had withdrawn to ...
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‘Caitlin Clark has the world by her fingertips’: Iowa Hawkeyes basketball superstar supported by Catholic faith, family
OSV News
April 8, 2024
Wearing scrubs en route to the hospital to begin her day, a health care specialist was asked how much she knew about Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball superstar who has led her Hawkeye teammates -- and by extension, ...
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Eclipse seen as a way to pray, ‘engage with the work of God’s hands’
OSV News
April 5, 2024
An astronomy buff since childhood, Father Robert Schrader anticipates quite a birthday present when he turns 75 April 8.
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‘We have hope’ say advocates at El Paso march and vigil for migrants’ dignity
OSV News
April 4, 2024
On the evening of March 21, hundreds of people joined the demonstration "Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity" organized by the Diocese of El Paso, Texas.
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Pope Francis on his relationship with Benedict: ‘He always defended me’
OSV News
April 3, 2024
For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter's Basilica, the two popes' relationship was marked by a deep mutual respect and sense of solidarity.
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Planned Parenthood report: increase in abortion, decrease in health services