Read more about the article 18 U.S. seminarians ordained deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica
Eighteen newly ordained deacons from Rome's Pontifical North American College pose for a group photo after their ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 28, 2023. Dressed in red are U.S. Cardinals Edwin F. O'Brien, Raymond L. Burke and James M. Harvey. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

18 U.S. seminarians ordained deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

Nashville seminarian David Lee among the ordained

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Read more about the article ‘What’s going to happen?’: DACA ruling keeps ‘Dreamers’ in immigration limbo
Demonstrators are pictured in a file photo during a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington calling for passage of the DREAM Act, which would have created a path to citizenship for “Dreamers,” who include the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA. OSV News photo/CNS file, Tyler Orsburn

‘What’s going to happen?’: DACA ruling keeps ‘Dreamers’ in immigration limbo

‘It’s been an issue that causes a lot of stress and strain for people who are lacking any security about what’s going to happen with their futures’

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Read more about the article Pew: More Americans pessimistic than optimistic about future of marriage and family
A family is pictured in an undated photo praying around the dinner table. (OSV photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Detroit)

Pew: More Americans pessimistic than optimistic about future of marriage and family

‘We know that families are changing and there is no typical American family these days. Majorities find most types of families acceptable, but the public does differentiate’

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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 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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Read more about the article U.S. to provide Ukraine cluster munitions opposed by the Church as ‘inhumane’
A Ukrainian solder picks up unexploded parts of a cluster bomb left after Russia's invasion near the village of Motyzhyn, Ukraine, April 10, 2022. In a CNN interview July 9, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden defended what he called a "very difficult decision" to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of that country, weapons the Vatican opposes. (OSV News photo/Mykola Tymchenko, Reuters)

U.S. to provide Ukraine cluster munitions opposed by the Church as ‘inhumane’

‘Unexploded bomblets may kill civilians weeks, months, or years after a battle’

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