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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Trump administration plans to proceed with mining project that faced religious liberty challenge

by Kate Scanlon

Oak Flat is considered a sacred site by the region’s Indigenous peoples and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Data: Younger Catholics increasingly Hispanic; over half of Gen-Z adults stay Catholic
Trump DOJ efforts to block abortion pill challenges frustrate pro-life advocates
Air Canada crash shows ‘fragility of life,’ call to compassion, says Archbishop Hicks
Vatican diplomat decries ‘eugenic’ termination of Down syndrome pregnancies
Via Crucis: The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis

U.S. Church

r/AskAPriest: The internet’s holiest forum

by Andrew Foster / Northwest Catholic

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (OSV News) — Reddit.com is not typically a place most people think of venturing to when they need to ask a priest a question. But through the work of several priests on the site, some …

‘House of horrors’ abortionist Kermit Gosnell dies in prison

‘Venerable’ Boys Town founder Father Flanagan ‘a model of charity,’ says Omaha archbishop

Marriage requires ‘personal encounter with Christ,’ community and witness, says cardinal

Judge grants injunction for clergy ministry in Minneapolis ICE facility

Chávez allegations show need for Church to hold prominent Catholics to account, say abuse survivors

Washington Roundup: DHS nominee clears key hurdle; Gabbard testifies amid Iran war scrutiny; and more

World

Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war

by OSV News

Uncertainty surrounds upcoming Holy Week liturgies — central to the Christian faith and typically drawing large gatherings of pilgrims and local worshippers. 

Belgian bishop says he will ‘make every effort’ to ordain married men by 2028
St. Francis’ relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims
Custody of the Holy Land: Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access
Gaudí’s hidden dimension: Visionary Sagrada Familia’s architect was a giant of faith
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed

UK church leaders, pro-life advocates say Britain now has ‘most extreme’ abortion legislation

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Using God’s name to justify war is ‘the gravest sin’

Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets head of Israel’s Holocaust memorial center

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

A saint’s final footsteps

by Octavio Duran, OFM

Who was Venerable Father Flanagan, Boys Town founder?

by OSV News

Family is where we learn to serve the least among us

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Reviews

‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family

by Katie Yoder
Historical novel pitches Christian compassion against ideologies of hatred
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