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Pope Leo message will be at the start of National Eucharistic Pilgrimage closing Mass in Philadelphia at 11 a. m. Sunday
43+ min ago (912+ words) The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo will speak to "pilgrims gathered in Philadelphia, those participating virtually, and the…...
Seafood Knights return to OCMD, plus Summerfest in Newark, and more happening in the Diocese of Wilmington
22+ min ago (662+ words) The Dialog We're deep in a heat wave at this writing, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have fun and support our community parishes too. Here are some things coming up soon in the Diocese of Wilmington: Seafood Knights returns…...
Pope Leo calls Christians to unite in preparing for 2033 Jubilee: 'Rediscovering the gift and the call to be witnesses"
31+ min ago (594+ words) ROME " Pope Leo XIV has called on all Christians to work together toward the celebration of 2033, when the Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Jubilee Year commemorating 2, 000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The pope expressed this…...
California lawsuit over abortion reversal pill information goes to trial: 'To punish and permanently silence"
38+ min ago (395+ words) California's lawsuit against two pro-life nonprofit organizations that specialize in helping to reverse the immediate effects of abortion pills went to trial June 24. The Thomas More Society announced the start of the bench trial in the Superior Court of Alameda…...
Former college baseball player Noah Hajdu hikes, carries cross up Massachusetts mountain to honor Christ
1+ hour ago (1031+ words) Carrying a 130-pound wooden cross up Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts was more than a physical feat for Noah Hajdu " it was to honor Jesus Christ. To prepare for the June 6 climb, the 23-year-old Sterling resident carried the cross for…...
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing alumni set to mark the 100th anniversary of the first class at the Wilmington facility
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (190+ words) St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing Alumni invite all fellow graduates to a celebration Oct. 18. This year marks the centennial class of the nursing school (1924-1927) that was the first of more than 800 nurses educated at Saint Francis Hospital. A celebratory…...
U. S. -Mexican border religious express fear after ICE detains Nigerian Sister Leticia Ugboaja
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (517+ words) A woman religious in Mc Allen, Texas, told OSV News the "power of prayer" was key to the release of a religious sister detained by U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as she walked to Sunday Mass " but foreign-born religious in the…...
At Nogales border Mass, Dominican Father Brendan Curran reflects on faith, migration and belonging
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (845+ words) Hours before a June 26 border Mass celebrated by Catholic bishops in Nogales, Arizona, OSV News spoke with Dominican Father Brendan Curran of the Province of St. Albert the Great, regional promoter of justice and peace for the Dominicans of Canada…...
U. S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state assault weapons bans
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (388+ words) WASHINGTON" " The U. S. Supreme Court on June 30 took up a case regarding whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, sometimes called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. The case concerns a state ban on the AR-15 and other semiautomatic firearms…...
Proposed amendment to add abortion protection to Delaware constitution does not advance
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (311+ words) A proposed amendment to the Delaware state constitution that would codify a right to abortion did not receive a vote in the state House of Representatives on June 30, the final day of the legislative calendar. This marked the end of…...