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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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, ...