News & Commentary
USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’
OSV News
June 18, 2025
"No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the leader of the nation's Catholic bishops in a June ...
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Almost half of U.S. adults have Catholic connection, but Mass makes significant difference in Catholic identity
OSV News
June 17, 2025
Close to half of the nation's adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to their identity.
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Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in US cities
OSV News
June 13, 2025
The Mexican bishops' conference expressed solidarity with migrants "suffering persecution and violence" in the United States amid protests roiling Los Angeles.
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Kyiv’s historic cathedral damaged in Russian air strikes
Barb Fraze
June 12, 2025
Up to seven people were killed and up to 13 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv and Odesa June 10, which also damaged the historic Holy Wisdom Cathedral, also known as St. Sophia Cathedral.
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On a day of ‘national tragedy,’ Austria mourns 10 victims of school shooting
OSV News
June 11, 2025
After one of the worst rampages in Austria's history, the picturesque European country has been "shattered," with bishops offering prayers and support to victims' families.
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Expectant mom seeking asylum in US urges protection of birthright citizenship
OSV News
June 10, 2025
An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba told OSV News that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child's future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that ...
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Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican