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Dispensation in Columbus Diocese for those who fear immigration crackdown pursuit

By Simone Orendain, OSV News

Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament

By Ryan Di Corpo

US faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

By David Crary, Giovanna Dell'orto, Luis Andres Henao, Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026

By Melanie Lidman, Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Vatican agency says 17 churchworkers murdered in 2025

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

EarthBeat news in 2025: Papal transition. US upheaval. Laudato Si' turns 10.

By Brian Roewe

Ukrainian bishop issues letter to American people amid Trump-Zelenskyy talks

By Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV News

Redemptorist priest's explosive dispatches revealed Vatican II's hidden conflicts

By George P. Matysek Jr., OSV News

As Holy Doors close, cardinals emphasize God's arms are always open

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Jesuit search for migrants finds remains of 2 women in difficult desert terrain

By Simone Orendain, OSV News

Immigration politics, popes and Charlie Kirk: NCR's top 10 most read opinion of 2025

By Stephanie Yeagle

A new pope, legacy of Francis: NCR's top 10 news stories of 2025

By Stephanie Yeagle

Churches deliver Christmas to immigrants detained, deported and in hiding

By Jack Jenkins, Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service

Posada at the US-Mexico border highlights plight of migrants

By Anita Snow

In pastoral letter, Charlotte's Bishop Martin ends altar rails for holy Communion

By Patricia L. Guilfoyle, OSV News

White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement

By David Crary, Associated Press

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Gaza's Christians long to rebuild life after 2 years of war

By Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News

NYC's incoming archbishop inherits dispute with insurer over clergy abuse claims

By Ryan Di Corpo

In its cafeteria and landscaping, Laudato Si' alive at NY's Canisius University

By George Cassidy Payne

Catholics demand Communion for immigration detainees at Christmas

By Camillo Barone

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