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On June 2, 2026, Msgr. George Welzbacher celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination as a Catholic priest. June 13 marked his 98th birthday. These milestones make him the longest-serving priest in the history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to available records. He is currently its oldest living priest.
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(OSV News) -- The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV.
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(OSV News) -- The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV.
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Vice President JD Vance said during a June 30 interview that he sees some of the Vatican's views on immigration as "troubling."
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(OSV News) -- Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, with Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending.
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Four years after Poles welcomed millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's full-scale invasion, Catholic leaders from both countries are urging their peoples not to let historical disputes undo that solidarity as disputes over World War II history inflamed relations between Poland and Ukraine.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 took up a case regarding whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, sometimes called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.
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For Americans reflecting on the nation's history during its 250th birthday, the word "pioneer" might conjure up images of settlers' covered wagons trundling into the wilderness; buckskin-clad explorers mapping lands unseen by European eyes; or homesteaders eking out a lonely and challenging existence in an unforgiving terrain.
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On June 2, 2026, Msgr. George Welzbacher celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination as a Catholic priest. June 13 marked his 98th birthday. These milestones make him the longest-serving priest in the history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to available records. He is currently its oldest living priest.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-identified gender.
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Where two or three are gathered in Jesus’ name, he promises to be among them.
That promise comes to life each Monday afternoon at St. John Neumann in Eagan, where a retirement small group gathers to pray, reflect on the Gospel, share “God moments” and grow together in faith.
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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship on June 30, finding the order violated the 14th Amendment.
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As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, and with the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage set to conclude in Philadelphia, a priest in that city -- whose parish was home to a major milestone in Eucharistic devotion in the U.S. -- said that adoration offers a chance to "slow down and listen" to Jesus.
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Fear is a real thing that influences the choices we make day-to-day. When we hear the word “fear,” it may cause us to react in a particular way. I would imagine that the normal response is to prepare for something bad. But is fear in itself a bad thing?
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“Making the decision to have a child — it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
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