Read more about the article Labor Department finds hundreds of children illegally employed at McDonald’s restaurants
A file photo shows a McDonald's sign at sunrise in Arundel Mills, Md. A May 2, 2023, report released by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division said investigators found that three franchises of the fast-food giant that own more than 60 locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio were in violation of federal child labor laws. (OSV News photo/Gary Cameron, Reuters)

Labor Department finds hundreds of children illegally employed at McDonald’s restaurants

‘Ending child labor in all its forms should be the goal of all countries’

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Read more about the article Dallas bishop reacts to mass shooting at mall with ‘heavy heart’
Muralist Roberto Marquez, left, and his friend Israel Gil from Dallas erect a memorial May 7, 2023, to honor the eight people killed the day before by a gunman at the Dallas-area Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas. "This is like a refuge for the people who lost loved ones, a place where they can come and express all their emotions," said Marquez, who believes the memorial was a priority because people need a place to gather at such a difficult time. (OSV News photo/Jeremy Lock, Reuters)

Dallas bishop reacts to mass shooting at mall with ‘heavy heart’

Urges ‘prayers for peace’ in communities

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Read more about the article Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church
Pope Francis meets with Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native, during a private audience at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2022. The pope has named Bishop Prevost as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church

‘We must not hide behind an idea of authority that no longer makes sense today’

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Read more about the article Growing number of Republican legislators back repeal of death penalty
A death chamber table is seen at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas in this file photo from 2010. (OSV News photo/courtesy Jenevieve Robbins, Texas Department of Criminal Justice handout via Reuters)

Growing number of Republican legislators back repeal of death penalty

‘The evidence is clear that capital punishment is an error-prone and expensive government program’

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Read more about the article Progress made protecting minors, but adults remain vulnerable to clergy abuse, say experts
A child is pictured drawing during a therapy session in this file photo. The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made progress over the past two decades in confronting sexual abuse against minors within the church, but has only begun to address the vulnerability of adults to sexual abuse by clergy, religious and lay leaders, experts told OSV News in recent interviews. (OSV News photo/Dylan Martinez, Reuters)

Progress made protecting minors, but adults remain vulnerable to clergy abuse, say experts

‘The whole Church needs to be open to this work’

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Read more about the article Progress made protecting minors, but adults remain vulnerable to clergy abuse, say experts
A child is pictured drawing during a therapy session in this file photo. The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made progress over the past two decades in confronting sexual abuse against minors within the church, but has only begun to address the vulnerability of adults to sexual abuse by clergy, religious and lay leaders, experts told OSV News in recent interviews. (OSV News photo/Dylan Martinez, Reuters)

Progress made protecting minors, but adults remain vulnerable to clergy abuse, say experts

‘The whole Church needs to be open to this work’

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Read more about the article Silence, prayer, and a long tradition of faith nurture Black Catholic vocations, says religious sister
A file photo shows Sister Mary Ann Baichan, cenger, professing first vows during a Mass in 2016 during the centennial year of the founding of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary at St. Charles Borromeo Church in the Harlem section of New York City. An online gathering for the National Day of Prayer for Black Vocations April 23, 2023, featured reflections from current members of religious communities and prayers for more vocations. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Silence, prayer, and a long tradition of faith nurture Black Catholic vocations, says religious sister

‘Vocations grow; they don’t just happen’

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