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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita gives a thumbs-up to a crowd in Carmel, Ind., gathered for the Indiana March for Life rally Jan. 22, 2021. Rokita and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb are seeing to resume the use of capital punishment in the state after obtaining the lethal drugs used in the practice after 15 years. (OSV News photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)
Catholic activists criticize Indiana's move to resume using capital punishment
A painting titled, "The Sick Child," by Edvard Munch from 1885. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons attribution only license CC BY 4.0 (CNS photo/CC by 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Words matter: Vatican publishes 'lexicon' on end-of-life issues to aid debate
Father-and-son permanent deacons Jim and Kevin Hostutler stand with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori following Kevin's ordination to the diaconate at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen May 6. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See BALTIMORE-FATHER-SON-DEACONS May 9, 2017.
Love for Christ calls father and son to ordained ministry in Indianapolis Archdiocese
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'Sound of Hope' Review
Caregivers push the sick and disabled past Father Marko Rupnik's mosaics at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France in this May 16, 2014, file photo. Following accusations of spiritual, psychological or sexual abuse by multiple adult women against Father Rupnik, a Lourdes commission established in 2023 has wrapped up its consultative work and the mosaics will stay for now, the sanctuary announced July 2. But "it will eventually be necessary" to remove them, the bishop of Lourdes told the
Lourdes bishop says it 'will eventually be necessary' to remove Rupnik mosaics
Altar servers adore the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph Church in Dalton, Ga., during a stop of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage June 23, 2024. (OSV News photo/Johnathon Kelso, The Georgia Bulletin)
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage chaplain marks 25th jubilee amid 'life-changing adventure'
Pope Francis blesses palliums - woolen bands worn by metropolitan archbishops to symbolize their authority and unity with the pope - during Mass for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Open the church's doors to evangelization, pope tells new archbishops
Visitors gather in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus with Pope Francis at the Vatican June 30, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope: Heaven is for 'everyone, everyone, everyone'
Scene from Quiet Place Day One
'A Quiet Place: Day One' Review
A participant prays during the closing Mass of the National Catholic Youth Conference at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Nov. 18, 2023. The National Eucharistic Congress will be held in the stadium July 17–21, 2024. (OSV News photo/Mike Krokos, The Criterion)
What to expect at the National Eucharistic Congress in July
A pair of shoes that belonged to Owen Steiner, a 15-month-old boy who died suddenly in 2020, are now given a place of prominence in the Steiner family home in Hermann, Mo. "It's amazing how something becomes not just shoes but a cherished treasure," said his mother, Jeanette Steiner, author of the children's storybook "Owen's Light." (OSV News photo/courtesy Jeanette Steiner via The Catholic Missourian)
Missouri Catholic mom's storybook for children opens door to discussions about grief, loss
Images of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati appear beside and on his tomb at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy, in this file photo from February 2006. (CNS file photo/Carol Glatz)
Pope confirms Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized 'soon'
Shayla Elm, a perpetual pilgrim who is on the Juan Diego Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, speaks June 20, 2024, during the Catholic Media Conference in Atlanta. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
'Jesus cannot help but pour himself out' on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, pilgrim says
Pope Francis greets visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus at the Vatican June 23, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope calls on leaders to push for negotiations, avoid escalating wars
The Leon family prays around the dinner table. (OSV file photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Detroit)
How to celebrate Sunday as a Catholic
Sun shines through a statue of Christ on a grave marker alongside an American flag at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Appleton, Wis., in this 2018 photo. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual Religious Freedom Week takes place June 22-29, 2024. (OSV News photo/Bradley Birkholz)
US Catholics urged to promote ‘essential right’ of religious freedom through prayer, action
Retired Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Racism and the USCCB Subcommittee on African American Affairs, smiles during a Nov. 14, 2023, session of the USCCB's fall general assembly in Baltimore. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Bishop Perry on Juneteenth: 'We must remain relentless' in pursuit of 'equality and equity'
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., June 14, 2024, at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville, Ky. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
US bishops discuss anti-poverty arm, pastoral frameworks, groundbreaking proposals at spring meeting
Caption: Pope Francis engages in a light-hearted moment with comedians Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and other comedians after an audience at the Vatican June 14, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope swaps jokes with comedy stars at Vatican
Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden meet privately on the margins of the Group of Seven summit in Borgo Egnazia, in Italy's southern Puglia region, June 14, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope holds private talks with Biden, other world leaders at G7 summit
Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia pauses as his friend Ukrainian Father Mykhailo Dymyd speaks during the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington March 14, 2023. Father Dymyd's son, Artem, died in mortar fire near Donetsk, Ukraine, June 18, 2022. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Son's death in Ukraine leads father 'from theory to practice' in Resurrection hope
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"Inside Out 2" Review
World leaders pose for a group photo at the G7 Summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, June 13, 2024. From left to right: European Council President Charles Michel; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; French President Emmanuel Macron; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; U.S. President Joe Biden; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida; U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The June 13-15 summit will focus on global economic gover
Pope to meet Biden, other leaders at G7 in Puglia
Pope Francis speaks to participants in a conference of moderators of associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements and new movements in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican June 13, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope says synodality should be 'permanent way of acting in the Church'
The Olympic rings are displayed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris June 7, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
As Olympic flame travels through France, Catholic Church is busy with 'Holy Games' project
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