A priest who was removed as an Archdiocese of Washington exorcist is relaunching his nonprofit deliverance ministry, while remaining a priest in good standing in his home diocese.
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Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area
A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings.
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Diocese of El Paso ends unaccompanied child ministry as Trump admin withholds almost $1M owed
“We know what happens to children that go to court without an attorney. In one word, it is deportation,” said the director of Estrella del Paso.
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‘Nuns on the run’ in Austria offer a complex picture of aging in religious life
Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.
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‘A dark day’: New York Senate passes assisted suicide law
The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News marked “a dark day” for the state’s residents.
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Charlotte diocese faces backlash for leaked draft on liturgical norms amid traditional Latin Mass restrictions
A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for its addressing of some practices predating the Second Vatican Council.
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Hundreds join El Paso bishop’s protest against migrant mass deportation, asylum bans
Bishop Mark Seitz led a March 24 demonstration and prayer vigil to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
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Texas border bishop announces march and vigil protesting Trump mass deportations
“The threat of mass deportations is untenable and immoral and demands a credible response,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, wrote in an open letter to “all people of faith and everyone committed to the common good.”
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Missouri bishop prohibits hymns with doctrinal errors or credibly accused composers
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City has issued a decree prohibiting certain hymns due to theological error or their composition by persons credibly accused of abuse.
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Louisiana public schools must post Ten Commandments in classrooms
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, has ordered all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms by the start of 2025, a move decried by much of civil society as a violation of the separation of church and state.