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Members of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, N.Y., hold candles during a Mass marking the feast of St. Francis of Assisi at Franciscan-run St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2022. The friars renewed their vows to consecrated ministry during the liturgy. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Ahead of synod, US friars say ‘communal discernment’ a tradition for order

January 7, 2025
(OSV News) — While “synodality” might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican’s request that dioceses worldwide engage in community discernment from 2021-2024, the U.S. friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe — humble as they are ...
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Pope Francis poses for a photo with a delegation from New Ways Ministry, including transgender and intersex Catholics, during a meeting at his residence at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2024. Pictured from left are Francis DeBernardo, Bernadette Donlon, Robert Shine, Matthew Myers, Brian Flanagan and Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick.(CNS photo/courtesy New Ways Ministry)

Pope hears testimonies from transgender and intersex Catholics

October 16, 2024
Pope Francis met with a group of transgender and intersex Catholics, along with LGBTQ+ allies and a medical doctor specializing in transgender healthcare, during a nearly 90-minute audience at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
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A young voter fills out her ballot at a polling station in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2023. (OSV News photo/Megan Jelinger, Reuters)

Study shows more than half of young Americans don’t identify with a major political party

October 15, 2024
A recent report from Springtide Research Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, found that a growing share of young people do not identify with a political party, defying traditional political categories.
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Cathy Harmon-Christian, the executive director of "Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty," holds a photo of Willie James Pye outside of the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson March 20, 2024. (OSV News photo/Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, Reuters)

Pope praises Catholic group that advocates for abolition of death penalty

October 14, 2024
Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic teaching, marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty Oct. 10 in an event at the Holy See's apostolic nunciature in Washington.
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Willow Brook, a pilot project of the new Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, will feature a 74-unit apartment building near LA City College with below-market rents targeting transitioning foster youth and community college students. In August, the archdiocese that it was spearheading the new alliance to address the issue in collaboration with some of LA's leading philanthropic organizations. (OSV News illustration/courtesy Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance)

LA Archdiocese, philanthropists to develop unused buildings for affordable housing

October 11, 2024
The state of California holds multiple first-place distinctions in the latest annual homeless report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — but none of them are positive.
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Broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts are seen as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 9, 2024. As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA announced Oct. 9 that it has launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign at ccusa.online/milton, with 100% of all funds raised to be allocated to local Catholic Charities agencies. (OSV News photo/Ricardo Arduengo, Reuters)

Catholic Charities USA launches Hurricane Milton relief fund

October 10, 2024
As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA has launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign.
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Children join in Aid to the Church in Need's "One Million Children Praying the Rosary" in Burkina Faso in 2023. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)

Faith of children, power of prayer combine in million-strong rosary

October 9, 2024
As conflict rages worldwide, 1 million children are set to storm heaven with prayer.
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