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My friend Abigail was visiting from out of town, so we met for morning Mass at the Baltimore Basilica. They celebrate a 7:30 a.m. Mass in the Crypt, which I had never attended before.

It was as lovely as I thought it might be—intimate and quiet with such a warmth to the community there. I wondered how many congregants were regulars and how many were visitors like us. I...


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ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home country.

The Vatican announced the appointment of the new apostolic nuncio March 7, naming Archbishop Caccia, 68, to succeed Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who ...


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DENVER (OSV News) — When Deacon Ernie Martinez took on his role as director of deacons for the Archdiocese of Denver three years ago, he brought with him an insight few clergy possess: 40 years of experience with the Denver Police Department, where he witnessed firsthand how peer support could save lives.

That experience has now translated into what organizers believe ...


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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Experts in Jewish-Catholic relations told OSV News that some current public debates about Zionism, including among Catholics, are at odds with the Catholic understanding of the term — which itself has an array of meanings, as does the word “Israel” itself.

And, they said, broad catechetical education about Jews and Judaism for Catholics is mor...


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Perhaps fear, after all, is at the root of all sin. I used to think it was selfishness, but it’s not. Even selfishness is rooted in fear.

We can see this in the early wreckage of our Lenten practices: We are afraid of material poverty, and so we selfishly hold back on our almsgiving. We are afraid of hunger, and so we selfishly reach for the bread and chocolate. We are...


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