June 19, 2024

Young African American family with baby laughing

A Celebration for Freedom

Patricia Breen June 19, 2024

The word “Juneteenth” is a combination of the month of June and the 19th, which is the day in 1865 when the Union Army established full authority over the state of Texas.

Loving Father to the Son of God

Fr. Gary Caster June 19, 2024

Joseph held before his very eyes the one who is himself the ultimate enticement of the human heart.

A young woman looks at her cellphone. Following California’s successful lead, legislation in a number of states aims to impose on social media giants fines, age-appropriate design codes, and user age restrictions for opening accounts. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Paul Jeffrey)

Surgeon general’s social media warning ‘one of many steps’ say experts

OSV News June 19, 2024

A call by the U.S. surgeon general for health warning labels on social media marks "one of many steps that need to be taken" to reduce the digital environment's risks to kids and youth.

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