News & Commentary
Maryland workshop offers resources in nation’s fluid immigration landscape
OSV News
February 5, 2025
Parish and diocesan representatives recently gathered in Annapolis with policy experts to discuss the fluid immigration landscape shaped by President Donald J. Trump's executive orders affecting immigrants and migrant rights that he issued in the first days of his second ...
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Ceasefire overshadows Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, pontifical charity says
OSV News
February 4, 2025
The long-awaited and elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has silenced bombs and halted air raids on the Gaza Strip, for the time being, but the humanitarian situation there is dire, the regional director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association reported.
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School’s head cook uses her culinary skills to help kids grow in their faith
OSV News
February 3, 2025
Stephanie Nix did not take the head cook position at the school just because she loves to prepare food. For her, it's helping kids grow in their faith.
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US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives
OSV News
January 31, 2025
U.S. Catholic bishops -- joined by Pope Francis -- are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation's capital claimed dozens of lives.
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The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Responds to Changes to US Immigration Law and Policy
Kerting Baldwin EdD, APR
January 30, 2025
The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe is responding to the changes to U.S. Immigration Law and Policy and to the mass deportations happening across the country. They are asking for a just and compassionate approach ...
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White House suggests it will strip funds from Catholic Charities
OSV News
January 29, 2025
The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of ...
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3 dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack