What is the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, and who’s their new executive director? How has a childhood miraculous cure through the intercession of St. Kateri Tekakwitha shaped …
Abuse
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(Leer en Español) (OSV News) — Abuse allegations against Catholic clergy and religious in the U.S. declined last year, but challenges remain regarding protecting vulnerable adults and ensuring online safety, …
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(OSV News) — Catholics in Lithuania have urged their bishops to follow other countries’ example in setting up an inquiry on sexual abuse in the church in the wake of …
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(OSV News) — Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in Massachusetts on charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, according …
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This week there has been much occasion to pray along with the news. OSV News has covered the murder of Ugandan students, anti-Christian sentiment in the Holy Land, violence and …
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Pope shares ‘concern, outrage and condemnation’ with Bolivian president over abuse cases
by David Agrenby David AgrenMEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The president of Bolivia welcomed a pledge from Pope Francis “to take concrete, joint actions against the impunity of sexual crimes” in the South American …
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There’s nothing quite like understanding what a physical heart is to a body, and to realize God himself has one. I’ve long loved the solemnity of the Sacred Heart, which …
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SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — Convicted for sexually abusing children and teenagers for years, two Brazilian priests described their crimes in their journals, giving substantial accounts of their monstrous acts. …
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I’ve met many saintly people in my life, but rarely do they make the news. Years ago, I took photos of the consecration of the Abbey of Our Lady of …
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(OSV News) — Victims of clerical sex abuse have bitterly criticized plans by France’s Catholic bishops for all clergy to include a scannable QR code on their identity cards certifying …
