News & Commentary
N.J. priest finished New York City Marathon with personal best time
OSV News
November 11, 2021
Father Manuel Duenas, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and current vice rector of Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Kearny, New Jersey, was among 33,000 participants in the New York City Marathon Nov. 7.
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Catholic university allows student group’s Planned Parenthood fundraiser
OSV News
November 10, 2021
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 5 he was "deeply disappointed" by Loyola Marymount University's decision to allow a student group's fundraiser for Planned Parenthood to go forward later the same day despite thousands of protests against the ...
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‘History is going to hold us to account,’ says marcher at climate protest
OSV News
November 9, 2021
Thousands of Catholics took to the streets of the United Kingdom to show their support for action to halt climate change and reverse ecological degradation.
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World needs people who care for others, pope says
OSV News
November 8, 2021
People need to be passionate about serving others and caring for those who suffer, Pope Francis said.
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Draft statement stresses Eucharist’s importance, not a need to deny it
OSV News
November 4, 2021
At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion.
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Pope urges leaders at COP26 to be courageous in tackling climate change
OSV News
November 3, 2021
Education, a change in lifestyles and a model of development focused "on fraternity and on the covenant between human beings and the natural environment" are urgently needed to slow climate change and care for its victims, Pope Francis said in ...
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Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial