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(OSV News) – In recent days, Monsignor Roberto O. González Nieves, superior of San Juan de Puerto Rico, issued a pastoral message in response to the announcement of the crisis for the dengue issued on March 25 by Carlos Mellado López, secretary of the Health Department of Puerto Rico. The archbishop of San Juan said […]

(OSV News) – The Polish church is investigating the murder of a young missionary, who was killed in a robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns in the orphanage in Bolivia in 2017. “In five years as a volunteer, he realized his calling to spread the Gospel – and it gave him joy and

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – The final rules for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act provide workers with protections for sick leave and other workplaces for pregnancy-related medical conditions such as miscarriage. pregnancy, childbirth and lactation – but for abortion, which is opposed by many of the supporters of the bill. The rules govern the implementation of

(OSV News) – The renewal of the Catholic Church is a movement of the Holy Spirit to “bring a church on fire” with the love of God, the new head of the powerful charismatic body of the Holy See told OSV News. “The Catholic charismatic renewal … is a personal, life-giving, continuous, changing relationship with

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – In the agenda of the Immigration Conference “Responding to Change Realities at the United States Border and Beyond”, held on April 11 at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC; Peter K. Kilpatrick, the president of this educational institution, spoke with Monsignor Mark J. Seitz, the bishop of El Paso,

(OSV News) – An attack on a Texas priest – along with recent incidents in Catholic churches in the US and Canada – shows the need for parishes to implement stronger security measures , experts told OSV News. On April 10, Father Tony Neusch, rector of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, was sprinkled In a Facebook

By Colleen Rowan WHEELING, W.Va. (OSV News) — Don’t underestimate what a charity can do. This is the message of Antonia Sobocki to the faithful gathered for the Mass at the church of St. Joseph in Wheeling April 7. He was there to represent LOUDfence, a campaign for awareness and support for victims of abuse

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has expressed his support for farmers in northern Peru who are threatened with expulsion from what they say is their ancestral land by groups linked to a Catholic movement. “I know what’s going on with you. Protect the country, don’t be robbed,” the pope said in a video message

Good evening! This week’s big news came on Monday. Yes, there is a major astronomical event. For those watching from the path of totality, I hear, the Great North American Solar Eclipse lived up to the hype. (Of course, it’s not too bad from my position in non-totality, cloud-covered Minnesota, so I’m waiting with bated

Our Sunday Guest Editorial Board Five years ago, the world watched in heartbreak as a fire destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Parisians wept openly in the streets. The bells of French churches rang out in mourning, calling the people of France to pray for the beloved church of the nation. April 15, 2019, is