News & Commentary
Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region
OSV News
October 1, 2024
Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene.
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Mountain-climbing monks enjoy views, brews, Mass on Pacific Northwest peaks
OSV News
September 27, 2024
In a summer of firsts, mountain-climbing Benedictine monks of Mount Angel Abbey took to the heights — their locally brewed beer tucked in backpacks — ascending renowned peaks in the Pacific Northwest during the season's brief window of opportunity.
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Stop the wars while there is still time, pope tells Sant’Egidio peace summit in Paris
OSV News
September 26, 2024
For three days, Paris welcomed several thousand participants from around the globe who took part in the 38th "International Meeting for Peace."
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‘We need to talk about suicide,’ says Catholic mental health expert
OSV News
September 25, 2024
As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, a Catholic mental health expert told OSV News that open, ongoing conversations about suicide are crucial.
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French bishops urge Vatican to help investigate Abbé Pierre
OSV News
September 24, 2024
As the Emmaus Community for the poor investigates accusations of sexual abuse against its once-iconic, now disgraced, founder Abbé Pierre, the case made international headlines as Pope Francis commented on it while on his return voyage to Rome from Asia ...
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Ohio bishops demand respect for migrants’ ‘infinite dignity’ amid false claims, threats
OSV News
September 23, 2024
Ohio's bishops are urging Catholics and all people of good will to "turn to God and ask for eyes to see the infinite dignity of every person" amid false claims surrounding Haitian immigrants in that state's town of Springfield, which have prompted ...
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Spain’s famed Camino wraps up the year with a record half million pilgrims