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2 days ago · The intersection of faith and politics is a common thread in OSV News’ U.S. and international coverage, and this week was no exception. Abortion, immigration, gender, labor law, protests, assisted suicide and euthanasia were among recent hot-topic issues — to each we strive to bring the lens of Catholic faith in our reporting. Below is a selection of this week’s news coverage — you can ...

Jan 18, 2025 · (OSV News) — U.S. Catholic bishops — joined by Pope Francis — are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation’s capital claimed dozens of lives. “Catholics ...

Jan 3, 2025 · People pray together as a group of mostly Venezuelan migrants camp on the tennis courts of a community center after losing access to other shelter in Seattle April 3, 2024. The bishops of Washington state have affirmed their solidarity with immigrants and refugees, decrying "threats of mass deportations and forced separation of families" that have caused great fear for migrant families ...

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The theme of bridge-building in community outreach and organizing spanned several presentations at the 2025 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, aiming to equip participants with practical and timely tools to transform their communities. Organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with 20 national Catholic organizations, the Jan. 25-28 CSMG ...

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Jan. 24 it would take up a case concerning the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City’s effort to establish the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school if it survives the challenge. If the high court ultimately sides …

Rodrigo Moreno Quicios SEVILLE, Spain (OSV News) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, imprisoned for over 500 days in his native Nicaragua and expelled...

Jan 25, 2025 · NORCROSS, Ga. (OSV News) — Traffic came to a standstill along Beaver Ruin Road in the northeast metro area of Atlanta Oct. 25 as Catholics, representing several parishes and speaking …

Mar 1, 2024 · What is love? U.S. bishops’ new initiative offers ‘clarity’ for the culture’s questions “Conversations about love, marriage, sexuality, family, and the human person can be confusing and polarizing,” Bishop Barron said in a Feb. 21 news release, adding that he hoped the initiative would “help bring clarity and compassion to those questions.”

Oct 18, 2024 · Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, ecclesiastical adviser to the Napa Institute, carries the monstrance during a Eucharistic procession through Midtown Manhattan in New York City Oct. 15, 2024. A few thousand worshippers packed St. Patrick's Cathedral for Holy Hour and Mass before participating in the procession. The event was a collaboration of the Napa Institute and the Hallow ...