Read more about the article Not in Washington for March for Life events? Here’s how to participate at home 
The Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring Life Fest Jan. 20, 2023, a new event to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The three-hour rally will take place at the 4,200-seat Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington ahead of the national March for Life. (OSV News photo/courtesy Life Fest)

Not in Washington for March for Life events? Here’s how to participate at home 

Multiple websites streaming events from the march.

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Read more about the article Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music 
Members of the St. Agnes Cathedral Chorale of Rockville Centre, N.Y., sing as they participate in a Eucharistic procession in New York City Oct. 11, 2022. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music 

‘Music has this really unique ability to really capture the heart of the mystery of the Eucharist’

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Read more about the article Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, Aug. 13, 2021. The appearance of the green comet that comes around once every 50,000 years is providing an opportunity for Catholics to evangelize and show how the "heavens declare the glory of God." (OSV News photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters)

Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’

‘The heavens declare the glory of God’

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Read more about the article ‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured in an undated file photo. King was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. (CNS file photo/OSV News)

‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed

‘It is important to remember that we are all made in the image of God for the greater glory of God’

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Read more about the article New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach
An illustration shows a paper bag containing the mifepristone and misoprostol pills used for a chemical abortion, follow-up instructions and small warming packs. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach

‘The Catholic Church is consistent in its teaching on upholding the dignity of all life’

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Read more about the article Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages
Pope Benedict XVI emerges from the New York Yankee's dugout to the cheers of approximately 60,000 people who attended the Mass that he celebrated at Yankee Stadium on the final day of his pastoral visit to New York on April 20, 2008. The home team's clubhouse served as the main sacristy for the Mass.(CNS photo/Rick Musacchio) (April 20, 2008)

Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages

Visit encouraged ‘a new sense of unity and purpose’

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Read more about the article Heisman winner is much loved, respected alum of D.C.-area Catholic schools
Caleb Williams, then a 2018 sophomore quarterback on the football team at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, poses for a photo near the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool. That fall, Williams threw a last second 53-yard Hail Mary pass for a touchdown giving the Eagles a 46-43 championship win over DeMatha Catholic High School. Williams, now a star quarterback for the University of Southern California, won the 2022 Heisman Trophy Dec. 10. (CNS photo/ courtesy Gonzaga College High School via Catholic Standard)

Heisman winner is much loved, respected alum of D.C.-area Catholic schools

‘He was very well-mannered and kind to his peers.’

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Read more about the article ‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll
Members of the gospel choir of St. Saviour High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., sing during the Diocese of Brooklyn's annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 5, 2019, at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll

List was compiled by Pushpay, which offers electronic giving options for churches and their congregants

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Read more about the article Catholic school art, music teachers find inspiration, camaraderie at event
Megan Miller, a music teacher and orchestra director, teaches during an Aug. 12, 2019, class session at St. Mary Catholic School in League City, Texas. Miller was one of nearly 75 educators to attend a recent continuing education and development day for art and music teachers hosted by the Catholic Schools Office and the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

Catholic school art, music teachers find inspiration, camaraderie at event

‘The effort showed how we can be cultivating a Catholic identity into our music programs’

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