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Washington Roundup: Trump seeks final TikTok deal; lawmakers scrutinize turmoil at CDC

by Kate Scanlon

A new study issued Sept. 16 by the Cato Institute found U.S. citizens were behind the vast majority of U.S. drug trafficking convictions.

‘Brave New World’ babies: Is there a ‘pregnancy robot’ in our future?
Respect Life Month takes on new meaning during Jubilee Year, says bishop
For National Migration Week, bishops call for solidarity with immigrants amid ‘fear, anxiety’
Poll: Half of Poles declare distrust of Catholic Church as it loses its moral authority
‘Padre Chema,’ outspoken advocate of martyred Salvadoran Jesuits, laid to rest

U.S. Church

Campus ministry’s new coffee shop helps students encounter Christ

by Katie Yoder

(OSV News) — The Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, is starting a new kind of student outreach meant for universities nationwide to replicate: a free coffee shop held at the same time and place as …

World is ‘hungry for justice, mercy,’ Austin’s new bishop says in installation homily

St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour

50th anniversary celebration of Seton canonization highlights new ‘Saints on Their Way’

Religion must serve God, not man, says Patriarch Bartholomew

OSV Editors: How to change our society in crisis

Trump administration officials suggest they will target ‘left-wing extremism’ after Kirk killing

World

Mental health initiative, cardinal interviews, St. Maximilian Kolbe | Week in Review

by Megan Marley

A USCCB mental health initiative, St. Thérèse of Lisieux relics, a St. Maximilian Kolbe film, OSV News interviews with cardinals and more among this week’s coverage.

UN’s genocide finding in Gaza seen hampered by ‘serious weakness’ in Security Council
Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus
In interview, pope talks about abuse crisis, Trump, following Pope Francis
Funeral Mass for British duchess dubbed historic with presence of king, top royals
Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters

New Maciel documentary a ‘cathartic’ experience, Legionaries head says

Pope not there ‘to create doubt’ but to be ‘prophetic voice’ of church, Congolese cardinal says

Pope’s birthday celebrated in Peru with cakes and prayer

Vatican

Religious obedience is ‘act of love’ that builds community, pope says

by Cindy Wooden

Opinion

Holiness is forged in revolution

by Father Patrick Briscoe

Rebuilding the domestic church: Why housing affordability is a pro-family cause

by Jason Adkins

God’s dazzling creation

by Effie Caldarola

Reviews

Friar behind ‘Rosary in a Year’ explores Jesus Christ’s ‘blueprint’ in the beatitudes

by Lauretta Brown
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