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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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Thousands of pilgrims process from All Souls Church in Alhambra, Calif., to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles April 5, 2025.

God fills 6,000 pilgrims ‘with his graces’ as they take to LA streets with prayer, witness

When the 6,000 pilgrims arrived at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after a sun-drenched, seven-mile morning walk April 5, they had to face one last challenge: fitting in their destination.
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet Pope Francis during a visit at the Vatican April 9, 2025

Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican

Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis' health, Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope April 9, the Vatican press office said.
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logo for the theme of the ecumenical Season of Creation, which begins Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and concludes Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology.

Peace and care for creation are linked, dicastery says

"Seeds of Peace and Hope" is the theme for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, which will be celebrated Sept. 1.
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Unaccompanied minors are seen at the Bristow facility in Virginia, in this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services June 21, 2018.

USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children's services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became "untenable."
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Then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick is seen in this 2011 file photo. The disgraced former cardinal, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct with adults, died April 3, 2025, in Missouri. He was 94.

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94.
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A pilgrimage touches the reliquary containing a relic of the heart of Blessed Carlo Acutis during Sept. 21, 2024, public veneration at St. Anthony’s Church in Manchester, England. The relic of Blessed Carlo, who will be canonized in 2025, attracted more than 5,000 pilgrims during a Sept. 20-23 visit. (OSV News photo/Simon Caldwell)

A saint with a song: Carlo Acutis honored in ‘Corpus Christi’ video

Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teen set to be canonized April 27, has been hailed as a model for modern youth -- and now, the soon-to-be-saint and his devotion to the Eucharist have been honored in a new single and ...
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