News & Commentary
Catholic voters urged to consult church's social teaching on issues
OSV News
October 1, 2020
As early voting begins in some states for the coming presidential election, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori is urging his parishioners to be guided by the principles of Catholic social teaching as they complete their ballots.
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Stories of ‘radical’ women religious also highlight need for lay models
OSV News
September 25, 2020
Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century by Melanie Rigney. Franciscan Media (Cincinnati, 2020). 139 pp., $16.99. When we think of saints, “radical” may not be one of the first qualities that comes to mind, but they were, and are, ...
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Six months into pandemic, Catholic organizations adjust, adapt
OSV News
September 24, 2020
In the six months since the World Health Organization declared the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus a pandemic, U.S.-based Catholic organizations have learned how to adjust to the changed landscape of the world in which they operate, and make ...
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Congress urged to cover immigrant, refugee families in any stimulus bill
OSV News
September 24, 2020
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee told a House subcommittee Sept. 23 that any stimulus bill Congress is considering must include assistance for immigrant and refugee families and also make them eligible for past stimulus relief.
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COVID-19 takes toll on immigrant, refugees in Nashville Diocese
OSV News
July 19, 2020
Middle Tennessee's immigrant and refugee communities have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus. In response, parishes and Catholic Charities of Tennessee have been trying to provide the spiritual and material support they need to persevere through the pandemic.
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Uncertain times are a call to build a better world, bishop tells police
OSV News
June 25, 2020
As tensions continue to mount in the United States, law enforcement, police officers and first responders should not be disheartened and work to better themselves in service to their local community, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas.
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World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says