Read more about the article Abortions rise in most U.S. states where the procedure remains legal, data shows
A pro-life demonstrator holds an image of the Christ Child and a placard outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 20, 2023, for the first time since the high court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision June 24, 2022. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Abortions rise in most U.S. states where the procedure remains legal, data shows

‘It’s too soon to tell with any certainty what the national trend is right now’

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Read more about the article Surviving 9/11 attacks left ‘no questions about the reality of God,’ says deacon
The Tribute in Light installation and the One World Trade Center tower are seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City Sept. 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (OSV News photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)

Surviving 9/11 attacks left ‘no questions about the reality of God,’ says deacon

‘Get out of your comfort zone, and you'll find the Holy Spirit’

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Read more about the article After Russia remarks stir outrage, Vatican says pope never intended to ‘glorify imperialist logic’
Young people play in a fountain in Moscow June 16, 2020. Russian clergy and lay Catholics were "caught by surprise" by Pope Francis' remarks in a video call Aug. 25, 2023, to a youth gathering in St. Petersburg praising the country's past empire and urging young people to "never give up this heritage." Ukrainians were even more surprised as the papal remarks caused pain and concern in the country fighting the Russian invasion. (OSV News photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

After Russia remarks stir outrage, Vatican says pope never intended to ‘glorify imperialist logic’

‘We fear that those words are understood by some as an encouragement of precisely this nationalism and imperialism’

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Read more about the article First Nations leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
Pope Francis kisses the hand of an Indigenous leader during a meeting with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities at Maskwacis, Alberta, July 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

First Nations leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues

‘We recognize that this excavation is but a small piece of a much larger truth’

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Read more about the article Grace Marriage program takes off in Owensboro Diocese, expands to other dioceses
Renea and Jonathon Estes are pictured in an undated photo with their children Luke, Mason, Chaney and Chapel. Renea Estes is a marriage ministry consultant with Grace Marriage and serves as a Catholic liaison for the program in the Diocese of Owensboro, Ky. (OSV News photo/courtesy Estes family)

Grace Marriage program takes off in Owensboro Diocese, expands to other dioceses

‘We don’t just want people to get married – we want them to stay married and have joyful marriages’

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Read more about the article Baltimore Archdiocese’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off streets, promotes peace, hope
Baltimore City Police collected more than 300 guns during a gun buyback and resource event Aug. 5, 2023, at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center in West Baltimore. (OSV News Photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Baltimore Archdiocese’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off streets, promotes peace, hope

‘This was a very positive day’

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Read more about the article Survival of Maui Catholic church seen as sign of hope amid wildfire destruction
The shells of burned cars are pictured amid the ruins of homes in the ravaged town of Lahaina, Hawaii, on the island of Maui Aug.15, 2023. Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva is urging the faithful of the diocese to "come together and provide unwavering support" to those who have lost everything in the Maui wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and damaged other communities Aug. 8 and 9. (OSV News photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)

Survival of Maui Catholic church seen as sign of hope amid wildfire destruction

‘For us, it’s like a miracle’

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