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A pro-life advocate holds a rosary and sign in this file photo from Nov. 3, 2019. Planned Parenthood released its new annual report for 2023-2024, their first covering a period of time after the Dobbs decision. (OSV News photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Planned Parenthood report shows abortions, public funding up after Dobbs

Planned Parenthood's latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing a $100 million increase in government funding amid an overall decrease in cancer screenings and prevention services.
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Displaced people wait in line for food and relief supplies in Amarapura, Myanmar, April 1, 2025, following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit midday March 28. As the death toll following the massive earthquake is expected to reach at least 3,000, humanitarian organizations in the region, like Catholic Relief Services, are working round the clock to get essential supplies to those in need. (OSV News photo/Reuters)

Catholic aid organizations in a race against time to provide relief in Myanmar

(OSV News) — As the death toll following the massive earthquake in Myanmar is expected to reach 3,000, humanitarian organizations in the region, like Catholic Relief Services, are working round the clock to get essential supplies to those in need. Cara Bragg, ...
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A balloon with an image of Pope Francis is seen as thousands of worshippers gather to attend a Mass at the Basilica of Lujan in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 16, 2025, to pray for the pope amid his ongoing treatment for double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he was admitted Feb. 14. The Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old pontiff concelebrated Mass at the hospital chapel March 16. (OSV News photo/Martin Cossarini, Reuters)

Pope stable; lung infection improved, Vatican says

Pope Francis’ condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung infection, the Vatican press office said.
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Opus Dei's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, is pictured in this undated photo. On the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination March 28, 1925, St. Josemaría was topping the Amazon charts. (OSV News photo/courtesy Opus Dei)

St. Josemaría Escrivá tops the charts, a century after ordination

On the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination, St. Josemaría Escrivá is topping the Amazon charts.
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Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes, pictured on an undated photograph said March 31, 2025, that the sanctuary will cover the mosaics on the doors of the facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France. The facade showcases the artwork of Father Marko Rupnik, a priest and former Jesuit, who is currently under investigation after accusations of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse by multiple adult women. (OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary)

Lourdes bishop covering Father Rupnik’s mosaics on sanctuary’s basilica doors

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the basilica more welcoming for all, particularly ...
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Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, looks on as U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., addresses pro-life activists from around the country gathered at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington March 27, 2025. Pro-life groups including SBA Pro-Life America and Students for Life Action pushed the Trump administration and Congress to strip funds from Planned Parenthood.

Pro-life advocates call on Trump, Congress to fully defund Planned Parenthood

A coalition of pro-life groups went to the U.S. Capitol March 27 to urge Congress and President Donald Trump's administration to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood, shortly before the Supreme Court is set to consider a case concerning that ...
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Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who has led the medical team treating the pope in the hospital, speaks at a news conference at Rome's Gemelli hospital March 22, 2025.

Pope knew he ‘might not make it,’ physician says

For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day. "For the first time I saw tears in the eyes of some of the people around him," Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the coordinator of his medical ...
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