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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Read more about the article ‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25
Pope Francis gives one of his documents to U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Vatican in this file photo from Oct. 29, 2021. The pope gives visiting heads of state copies of his major texts. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25

‘The enemies of peace will not prevail’

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Read more about the article How should you talk to your children about school shooting
A man embraces his daughters during a vigil in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., March 28, 2023, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. Three adults and three children, all age 9, were fatally shot March 27. (OSV News photo/Austin Anthony, Reuters)

How should you talk to your children about school shooting

‘Be prepared to listen to their responses without judgment’

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Read more about the article Bishop Fernand Cheri, former pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, dies at 71
Bishop Fernand Cheri, Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, returned to St. Vincent de Paul Church in Nashville Aug. 11-13 to lead a revival, "Faith in the Midst of Turmoil." Bishop Cheri, a former pastor at St. Vincent, celebrated the closing Mass of the revival on Sunday, Aug. 13. Bishop Cheri greets parishioner Theresa Payne after the Mass.

Bishop Fernand Cheri, former pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, dies at 71

‘He brought old-fashioned revival to a Catholic Church’  

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Read more about the article Suspect in shooting death of LA Bishop O’Connell charged with murder
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna comforts Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez while he speaks during a Feb. 20, 2023, news conference after the arrest of 61-year-old Carlos Medina, the suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Feb. 22 that Medina has been charged with murder. (OSV News photo/Victor Alemán, Angelus News)

Suspect in shooting death of LA Bishop O’Connell charged with murder

‘This man, this bishop, made a huge difference in our community,’

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Read more about the article Emotional LA sheriff details arrest of suspect in shooting death of Bishop O’Connell
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna comforts Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez while he speaks during a Feb. 20, 2023, news conference after the arrest of 65-year-old Carlos Medina, the suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell. Bishop O'Connell was found dead of a single gunshot wound Feb. 18 at his home in Hacienda Heights, a neighborhood east of Los Angeles. (OSV News photo/Victor Alemán, Angelus News)

Emotional LA sheriff details arrest of suspect in shooting death of Bishop O’Connell

Motive in shooting remains unclear

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Read more about the article LA’s ‘peacemaker’ Bishop David O’Connell found fatally shot in his home; death ruled a homicide
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell and Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, then vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, share a light moment Nov. 12, 2019, after Archbishop Gomez was elected USCCB president during the bishops' fall general assembly in Baltimore. On Feb. 18, 2023, Los Angeles County sheriffs arrived at Bishop O'Connell's home at 1 p.m. to find the 69-year-old prelate dead of a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to local news reports. His death was later ruled a homicide and an investigation was under way to find a suspect and motive. A native of Ireland, Bishop O'Connell spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in the inner city of Los Angeles. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Bob Roller)

LA’s ‘peacemaker’ Bishop David O’Connell found fatally shot in his home; death ruled a homicide

‘May Our Lady of Guadalupe wrap him in the mantle of her love, and may the angels lead him into paradise’

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Read more about the article Bishop’s heroic crusade against America’s suicide epidemic is personal
Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix announces the creation of an Office of Mental Health Ministry Sept. 4, 2022, during the Diocese of Phoenix's first Mass of Remembrance for Suicide Victims at Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. (OSV News photo/Brett Meister, The Catholic Sun)

Bishop’s heroic crusade against America’s suicide epidemic is personal

‘When I’m able to talk about it, people come out of the woodwork to share’

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