News & Commentary
Texas executes death-row inmate despite allegations of false testimony at trial
OSV News
March 1, 2024
Ivan Cantu was executed Feb. 28 by the state of Texas despite claims that the Texan's 2001 conviction for killing James Mosqueda and Amy Kitchen, his cousin and his cousin's fiancee, was based on false testimony.
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Pastor is one of first ‘priest companions’ for Eden Invitation LGBTQ+ outreach
OSV News
February 29, 2024
Catholics in the Diocese of Lincoln with same-sex desires or gender discordance have a program they can turn to for help in living a chaste life within the Catholic Church: Eden Invitation.
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Seven U.S. cardinals pledge to help heal Ukraine’s wounds through new fund
OSV News
February 28, 2024
With Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entering its third year, seven U.S. cardinals have become patrons of a new effort to heal the suffering of Ukraine's people due to Russian aggression.
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Catholics must have religious liberty to ‘meet migrants’ needs,’ bishops say
OSV News
February 27, 2024
The ability of Catholic and other faith-based groups to "meet migrants' basic human needs" at the U.S.-Mexico border is a religious liberty issue and must be defended, U.S. bishops said in recent statements.
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Chiefs Kicker Sends Jersey, Message to Family of Shooting Victim
OSV News
February 26, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker donated a jersey and sent a touching message to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the Catholic mother killed during a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
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Catholic leaders express outrage at Texas AG attempt to shut down nonprofit serving migrants
OSV News
February 23, 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in an attempt to shut down a Catholic nonprofit in El Paso serving migrants and asylum-seekers, accusing it of "human smuggling," in a move denounced by Catholic immigration advocates, including El Paso ...
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California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility