(OSV News) — “Prayerful,” “inspiring,” “a true son of God” — that’s how faithful across the nation are remembering three Opus Dei men who lived out their vocations following Jesus Christ…

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(OSV News) — A Byzantine Catholic bishop has prohibited Catholic social media influencer and apologist Alex Jurado from eparchy events pending an investigation, after allegations emerged online accusing Jurado of…

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A federal court temporarily blocked a new law in Washington state requiring clergy report child abuse or neglect with no exception for the seal of confession.

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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid mounting international concern, leaders across the globe condemned the July 17 attack on the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, which left three dead and at…

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As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country's Christian, Druze and Alawite communities were perpetrated mainly by Islamist jihadists.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.

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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa entered the Gaza Strip together with Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, offering his support, closeness and prayers…

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In coming years, some Roman pilgrims will undoubtedly search for Pope Francis’ tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica only to learn that, in accord with the pontiff’s wishes, his mortal remains…

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The experience begins with a luminous church window framing a radiant image of Blessed Carlo Acutis hovering inches before your face.  

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At least 30 Palestinians across Gaza were killed in Israeli attacks on Friday. As the death toll in the enclave nears 59,000, the UN General Assembly adopts a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a year.

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