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Filipino Simbang Gabi Masses more and more rooted in the US
CHICAGO (OSV News) — In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins its traditional novena of daily dawn Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary prior to the birth...
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Ascension to sell 9 Illinois hospitals to for-profit health system
CHICAGO (OSV News) — The largest Catholic health system in Illinois cleared a significant step in the process of trying to sell more than half of its hospitals in the state to a for-profit health...
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Jail ministry, little noticed but in demand, ‘helps people hear the voice of...
CHICAGO (OSV News) — The work of Catholic prison and jail ministry has been carried out in the United States for decades, according to members of the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition. And those...
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Black Nazarene draws massive crowds to traditional Philippine procession
The streets of the Philippine capital of Manila were packed Jan. 9 with throngs of faithful devotees jostling for a brush with the encased icon of the Black Nazarene. On the third and final day of...
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Exorcist pleads not guilty to battery charge over alleged incident during...
Father Carlos Martins, a known exorcist and co-host of “The Exorcist Files” podcast, pleaded not guilty Jan. 27 in an Illinois court to a misdemeanor charge of battery over an alleged incident that...
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Advocacy group launches Philippine database on abuse; cardinal reiterates...
An international online database of clergy who face allegations or have been convicted of child sexual abuse launched its Philippine listing Jan. 29, drawing a sharp response from the Philippine...
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HHS issues new ‘sex-based definitions’ following Trump executive orders
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Feb. 19 it has started to send out guidance on “clear sex-based definitions” to government agencies, outside organizations and the public. The...
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Coalition aims to have an active prison ministry in all U.S. dioceses, get...
Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions. This population of...
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Suicide survivors testify to life’s goodness amid suffering in hearing on...
The introduction of physician-assisted suicide bills in both houses of the Illinois Legislature during this legislative session has opponents lending their voices and life examples to the cause against...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese probes parish’s alleged eucharistic miracle
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it reportedly took place in late February. The archdiocesan...
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