News & Commentary
US to Provide Ukraine Cluster Munitions Opposed by the Church As ‘Inhumane’
OSV News
July 17, 2023
President Joe Biden defended what he called a “very difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of that country, weapons the Vatican opposes.
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
OSV News
July 14, 2023
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of ...
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Global synod’s discussion of LGBTQ+ raises pastoral questions
OSV News
July 13, 2023
Those who minister to, or are part of, the community of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have observed a noted shift with respect to them and their concerns in the working document for the Catholic Church's forthcoming synod of bishops ...
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Ukraine’s military chaplains ‘ready to heal the wounds of war’
OSV News
July 12, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — Ukrainian military chaplains told OSV News they’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder with their troops across a long front line, while readying themselves for a post-war ministry of healing throughout their nation. “We’re in our positions, and we’re ...
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US bishops praise expansion of family reunification processes for migrants
OSV News
July 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops July 10 praised a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that it would expand family reunification processes for some migrants. On July 7, the department said it would implement the ...
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Arrests made in two incidents in Brooklyn Diocese
OSV News
July 10, 2023
(OSV News) — The man suspected of desecrating St. Joseph Church in Astoria, Queens, in the Diocese of Brooklyn a month ago was arrested Saturday, July 8 after returning to the parish and acting erratically. In another incident on Saturday, ...
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Inspired by millennial soon-to-be-saint, Irish teens create animated Lego-Carlo Acutis film