In a July 17 telegram, Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza.”
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Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on deciding to become a priest
The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.
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As excavation begins at Irish maternity home, Catholic experts urge fact-based news reporting
Amidst the excavation of a former Irish mother-and-baby home, Catholic experts are urging journalists to carefully fact-check their reporting after many prior accounts of the issue have featured erroneous details.
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The tireless Jesuit keeping Spain’s St. Ignatius pilgrimage alive
For 13 years, Josep Lluís Iriberri, S.J. has guided pilgrims along the same trail St. Ignatius walked over 500 years ago.
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Nearly one in three pregnancies in England and Wales end in abortion, government figures reveal
The figures represent a huge increase in abortion within a decade, since in 2012 abortion ended 20.84% of conceptions—a fifth of all pregnancies.
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Pope Leo: Caring for others is ‘the supreme law’ that comes before society’s rules
Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said in his first Angelus address at the papal summer residence.
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At 47, Pope Leo’s pick to lead Oregon diocese will be youngest U.S. bishop
Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, has been appointed Bishop of Baker, Oregon.
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Pope Leo: Parishes need to launch ‘revolution of care’ for the elderly
In his message for the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Leo XIV encouraged parishes to put more effort into caring for the elderly.
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California diocese suspends Mass obligation for those with ‘genuine fear’ of ICE raids
Amid concern over immigration enforcement raids in the area, the bishop of San Bernardino, California, on July 8 issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for the faithful if they fear for their well-being.
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Texas priest whose parish lost two young girls: The only answer to tragedy is Easter
Father Joshua Whitfield of Dallas, Texas spoke to OSV News after the devastating flash flooding in Texas on July 4.