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The Hillbilly Thomists on 10-city tour promoting new album ‘Strange Land’

by Katie V. Jones

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Maryland native and Dominican Father Justin Bolger was hoping to hear some “whooping and hollering” July 29 when he and his band, The Hillbilly …

Israeli strike damages Christian-run hospital in Gaza
Russian attack leaves 8 dead in Ukraine; suspected missile lands in Poland
What are we hungering for?
Archbishop Wester defends religious liberty after mosque opponent’s partner pulls gun on priest
Honolulu’s new bishop in ‘awe’ that God chose him in his ‘unworthiness’ to shepherd diocese

U.S. Church

Bishop ‘grateful to God’ religious sister can remain in US; immigration case still ‘open question’

by Gina Christian

(OSV News) — A Texas bishop said he is “grateful to God” that a foreign-born religious sister, detained by immigration authorities in late June, can remain in the …

Bishop ‘grateful to God’ religious sister can remain in US; immigration case still ‘open question’

Trump administration rule change could push asylum applicants directly to deportation proceedings

Ignatian retreat campus in the Caribbean serves as hub for medical missions

Pope Leo on his ancestry, and how he’s a ‘pope who happens to be American’

Florida carries out double executions as bishops issue new pastoral letter

World

UK Catholic leaders praise Burnham on end-of-life care, call for faith-driven leadership

by Andy Drozdziak

Andy Burnham, the U.K.’s first Catholic-born prime minister, has long spoken about the influence his faith has on his political outlook.

Urban planning must address homelessness to promote human dignity, Vatican’s UN mission says
Oslo’s bishop on why Sigrid Undset’s complex life, compelling writing resonate from Norway to US
Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery
Polish suspect in Medjugorje vandalism detained; calls against online condemnation grow
Medjugorje shrine targeted in overnight vandalism, altar fire

Church, state unite to honor murdered French priest 10 years after terror attack

Papal visit to Spain garners 98% favorable rating, survey finds

Pope prays for victims of deadly wildfires in Spain, France

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV to offer public Masses and audiences every week of August

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Bob Dylan makes me want to be 80. Or even 85.

by Elizabeth Scalia

Five times to pray on the go

by Colleen Pressprich

Bishop Oscar Cantú of Silicon Valley reflects on the impact of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

by Charlie Camosy

Reviews

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

by John Mulderig
Live-action ‘Moana’ sets sail on the silver screen
Supergirl
Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End
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