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Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing future priests

Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing f...

The report also warns seminaries must not become an “artificial environment” det...

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Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Diocese of Providence

Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Di...

(OSV News) — Rhode Island’s attorney general has published a 284-page report on ...

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Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria

Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘te...

The report was released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedo...

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Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abuse investigation

Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abus...

A Washington state appeals court has ruled that the state's attorney general can...

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Bishops of the Americas meet to address migration, poverty and other shared challenges

Bishops of the Americas meet to address migration, pove...

"Our conversations have focused on how to better guide the People of God with wi...

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Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are solution to Iranian people’s aspirations

Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are ...

ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomac...

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What to do in Paris in March

What to do in Paris in March

March is an exciting month with early signs of spring after the cold winter. Her...

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Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as war enters fourth year

Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as wa...

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of...

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Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditation...

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Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’...

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Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Ac...

The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics,...

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In the face of the mystery of evil, Christians must be signs of hope, pope says

In the face of the mystery of evil, Christians must be ...

Pope Leo was visiting the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in th...

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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given March 1, 2026

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given March 1...

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV‘s Angelus address gi...

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Pope warns of ‘irreparable abyss,’ if diplomacy doesn’t take over violence in Iran, Middle East

Pope warns of ‘irreparable abyss,’ if diplomacy doesn’t...

Pope Leo XIV issued a fervent appeal for return of diplomacy in the Middle East ...

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Catholic clergy call for prayer, peace after US-Israel attacks on Iran, retaliatory strikes

Catholic clergy call for prayer, peace after US-Israel ...

Catholic clergy are calling for prayer and peace following U.S.-Israel strikes o...

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USCCB president: Prayer, diplomacy needed in Middle East to avert ‘tragedy of immense proportions’

USCCB president: Prayer, diplomacy needed in Middle Eas...

The leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops echoed Pope Leo XIV's call for deescalat...