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By Edward Pentin
Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the duchess of Kent, who became the first senior British royal to be received into the Catholic Church since the 17th century, has died at the age of 92.
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In a Jubilee year dedicated to hope, Pope Leo XIV and Christian leaders will commemorate "new martyrs and witnesses of the faith" — people whose lives were signs of hope to the people around them and who died firm in the hope of being welcomed into God's presence, said the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 Sept. 14, and OSV News is celebrating by gathering a host of prayers into a very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” for the Holy Father. The best part? Everyone can participate.
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By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Anthony D’Ambrosio grew up Catholic and always viewed his faith as one of the most important aspects of his life — even entering seminary for a brief period of time. However, he felt called to leave seminary and go into youth ministry.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God's plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints — two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The future Christians hope for and must build "is not one of walls and barbed wire, but one of mutual acceptance," Pope Leo XIV told young adult Catholics from more than a dozen Mediterranean countries.
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Mother of Light Center in Alexandria welcomed families Aug. 10 for its annual backpack giveaway and community day as part of its ongoing Read and Shine efforts. The event offered school supplies and community connection, joy, and blessings for the year ahead.
National
By Amira Abuzeid
The many changes to immigration enforcement policies introduced by the Trump administration since the president’s inauguration in January has led what some Catholic dioceses are calling “terror” to take hold of Spanish-speaking parishioners throughout the United States.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Pro-life demonstrators lined the sidewalks outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church Aug. 28, holding up signs to passing cars. It was the first Fairfax County Public Schools board meeting since allegations broke Aug. 5 that FCPS staff at Centreville High School had arranged and paid for a student’s abortion without notifying the minor’s guardians.
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