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Our Sunday Visitor is a publishing organization based in Huntington, Indiana, dedicated to the Roman Catholic community. They produce the American national weekly newspaper called Our Sunday Visitor, along with a variety of Catholic magazines, religious literature, pamphlets, teaching materials, and resources for parish bulletins and donation envelopes. Additionally, they provide an "Online Giving" platform and "Faith in Action" websites for parishes. Established in 1912 by Father John F. Noll, Our Sunday Visitor became the leading Catholic newsweekly throughout the twentieth century.

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Looking at Pope Francis' legacy with Jews and Muslims

1 day ago | osvnews.com | Kimberley Heatherington

"I think his legacy will be that he brought about a sea change in the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people."
Catholic migrant advocates hail Supreme Court pause on Alien Enemies Act deportations

1 day ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

5 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Catholic immigration advocates welcomed an order from the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily barring the Trump administration from continuing to deport some migrants accused of gang membership under a wartime powers law. “We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act,” Anna Gallagher, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, also known as CLINIC, said in written comments shared with OSV News.
In final testament, pope asks for simple burial, prayed for peace

2 days ago | osvnews.com | Cindy Wooden

1 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world. “I offered the suffering present in the latter part of my life to the Lord for world peace and brotherhood among peoples,” he wrote in the document dated June 29, 2022, and published by the Vatican April 21, hours after he had died.
Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse heads to governor’s desk

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

1 (OSV News) — Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was recently approved by the Legislature and has been sent to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for his signature. Some have expressed concern that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the bill could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the confessional. Senate Bill 5375, sponsored by Democratic Sen.
Several states consider assisted suicide legislation in 2025

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

1 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As legislators in multiple states seek to advance so-called “medical aid in dying” laws, a Catholic ethicist warned the practice was contrary to both Catholic teaching and American ideals. Supporters of physician-assisted suicide argue the practice protects the autonomy of suffering individuals in their final days, but opponents argue the practice disregards the dignity of human life and leaves those who are ill or dying vulnerable to coercion, among other objections.
El Salvador president says he wonâ€™t return erroneously deported, imprisoned man to US

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

2 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Trump administration officials and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on April 14 dismissed arguments that an erroneously deported Maryland man should be returned to the United States from a prison where he is being held in El Salvador. The case has prompted concern from Catholic immigration advocates, who argued that the man was never charged or convicted of a crime before his deportation or imprisonment.
Indiana seminarian to chant Easter proclamation at St. Peter's in Rome

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Scott Warden

3 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (OSV News) — Deacon Nicholas Monnin remembers the first time he sang in front of an audience. He was a student at the Cathedral School of St. Matthew in South Bend.
Bible-based films for Holy Week and Eastertide

1 week ago | osvnews.com | John Mulderig

1 (OSV News) — From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood’s output. Directors both famous and obscure mined the Scriptures for stories they could bring to the big screen, with results that ranged from the reverential to the exploitative. Today, many of these films are available for streaming.
Rain and tears - OSV News

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Effie Caldarola

2 The morning sky is grey and my favorite window for prayer is rain-streaked. Rain is welcome. We’ve experienced drought, and there are wild fires nearby. And yet, there’s often something sad, nostalgic, about a rainy day. Years ago, when I was a young high school teacher, I made a retreat at a center on the Kansas prairie. It was newly founded by Father Ed Hayes, later a well-known spiritual guide and author. The center, in its primitive stages, was low on guest rooms.
Judge declines to preemptively block immigration enforcement in places of worship

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

2 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal judge on April 11 declined to block the Trump administration from carrying out Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship.