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Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (OSV News) — “With the whole family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I am praying for the victims of this violence,” Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a statement following a mass shooting that left 10 people dead and at least 10 more wounded in Monterey Park, California, late Jan. 21.
Tens of thousands turn out for Walk for Life West Coast to speak for unborn
SAN FRANCISCO (OSV News) – The first Walk for Life West Coast since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June drew an outsized crowd of tens of thousands of pro-life supporters, apparently undaunted by California’s newly approved constitutional amendment removing all restrictions on abortion.
‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation’s capital for the 50th March for Life Jan. 20 — the first national march since the overturn of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that initially prompted the annual demonstration.
Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022): ‘A simple, humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord’ is laid to rest
(OSV News) – “Lord, I love you.”
Owensboro priest celebrates annual St. Lucy Mass for the blind
On Dec. 13, Fr. Jamie Dennis, parochial vicar of Blessed Mother Parish in Owensboro, celebrated the annual St. Lucy Mass with clients of Xavier Society for the Blind in New York City.
Black Americans on the road to sainthood: Pierre Toussaint – From slave to sainthood
During the month of January we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, the arrival of the Magi to pay homage to “the king of kings.” The Psalm for this day’s liturgy tells us that this king will “govern [the] people with justice” (Ps. 72:2) and that as a ruler, this king “rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help. He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor” (Ps. 72:12-13).
Black Americans on the road to sainthood: Servant of God Julia Greeley
As we enter into the month of December and the season of celebrating the gift of salvation and the tradition of giving in the spirit of Our Lord, it seems fitting to begin our journey with “Black Americans on the road to sainthood” with Servant of God Julia Greeley.
‘The need is great’ – Local nonprofit seeks to help those suffering amid Myanmar’s political turmoil
A group of Catholics in western Kentucky are working together to help the people suffering amid Myanmar’s turmoil that has continued to devastate the southeast Asian nation following the 2021 military coup.
Despite fighting, Myanmar Catholics celebrate feast of parish patron saint
MONHLA, Myanmar (CNS) — Catholics from a village in Myanmar’s embattled northwestern Sagaing region celebrated the feast of St. Michael, patron of their parish, amid ongoing fighting.