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Overcoming obstacles key theme of 2024 LA Congress
OSV News
February 21, 2024
The challenge of overcoming obstacles -- whether they be cultural, spiritual or even ecclesial -- shaped much of the conversation at this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.
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Vatican announces synod assembly dates; formation of study groups
OSV News
February 20, 2024
The second assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will meet Oct. 2-27 and will be preceded by several formal studies coordinated by the synod general secretariat working with various offices of the Roman Curia.
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Catholic mother of 2 killed in Super Bowl parade shooting
OSV News
February 16, 2024
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Catholic mother of two and beloved disc jockey for the KKFI radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, was killed Wednesday amid a mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
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Paris Archdiocese Reveals How Notre Dame’s Reopening Will Look
OSV News
February 15, 2024
The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for Dec. 8, will be “six months of celebration and praise,” the archbishop of Paris said in a pastoral letter.
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Senate approves bill with uncertain future in House as Ukraine hangs in the balance
OSV News
February 14, 2024
The Senate passed an approximately $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, following months of a stalemate amid growing divisions within the Republican Party.
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Head of Ireland’s Jesuits ‘ashamed’ of order’s failure to act on abuse
OSV News
February 13, 2024
The head of the Jesuits in Ireland has said he is "ashamed" at the order's failure to confront abuse after the release of a new report revealing 93 complaints of sexual, physical and emotional abuse against a now deceased priest.
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California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility