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Dahlgren Dialogue: People of faith can strengthen democracy in challenging times
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (1404+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "A recent dialogue on "Faith, Democracy and the Common Good" at Georgetown University connected the thoughts of one of the most respected U.S. Catholic theologians of the 20th century " Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray " with challenges facing the United…...
Vatican affirms permanent place of ‘Anglican heritage’ in the Catholic Church
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1029+ words) (OSV News) " The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new document describing the "Anglican heritage" of the Catholic Church's personal ordinariates as a permanent reality that makes a "distinctive contribution" to the Church's evangelizing mission....
Eucharist gives strength to scale divisions, ‘makes us one in Christ,’ says Bishop Massa
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (498+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) "As division tears at society, the nation and even the Catholic Church, the Eucharist provides healing and unity, said Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn. "It draws us back to the source. It makes us one in…...
New Barna data shows in-person Gen Z church attendance highest among all generations - OSV News
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1224+ words) (OSV News) "They were the first generation to have technology at their fingertips from birth " "digital natives" who grew up with the Internet, iPhones, iPads, and computers. They're Generation Z, better known as "Gen Z" " born between 1997-2012 " and they're estimated…...
Cardinal McElroy urges ‘gratitude, compassion, shared purpose’ to heal national divisions
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1128+ words) (OSV News) "In a time when many Americans feel torn by political conflict, healing the nation's divisions will require a moral reset rooted in gratitude, compassion and shared purpose, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy told an audience at the University of…...
In historic first, King Charles III appoints woman to be archbishop of Canterbury
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (535+ words) (OSV News) " King Charles III has appointed Bishop Sarah Mullally of London as the first female Anglican archbishop of Canterbury. The historic appointment of the married mother of two was welcomed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, the president of…...
Key church anniversary sparks reparation calls from English Catholics
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (869+ words) (OSV News) "As English Catholics commemorate their church's Victorian-era restitution, some are asking whether their country should also atone for past anti-Catholic cruelties. "From the Reformation onwards, the state used the new Anglican Church as an organ of control, while…...
Families invited to share their vision for church at Sydney’s synod consultations
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (790+ words) SYDNEY (OSV News) "Armed with their ideas and a vision for the future church in Sydney, families are ready to seize the rare opportunity to help steer the future of their faith at the upcoming synod consultations, beginning on Aug....