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Why aren’t the Church’s Lenten fasting requirements more ...

Jenna Marie Cooper addresses the question of why the Church's Lenten fasting requirements are not more demanding, reminding that the purpose is unity.

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Bishop Bernard Fellay, then-superior of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, is pictured in a file photo ordaining a priest during a ceremony in Econe, Switzerland. (OSV News photo/Denis Balibouse, Reuters)

Why do new bishop ordinations need the pope’s permission?

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from a mini popemobile during an event with Lebanese young people in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké, Lebanon, Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV’s top five moments of 2025

Volunteers serve food during the 20th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 23, 2019, at St. Mary Parish in Menasha, Wis.

The meaning of Thanksgiving

A view of the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the monstrance during Eucharistic adoration at SEEK25 in Washington Jan. 3, 2025. (OSV News photo/courtesy FOCUS)

Why aren’t pro-choice politicians excommunicated?

A view of an agenda with the words "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" printed on it, on the day of a House Rules Committee's hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for extensive tax cuts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, May 21, 2025. After House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., set a new House floor speech record in remarks objecting to GOP-backing of One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 3, 2025, the House voted on the measure. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

Can anyone hear us?

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel.

When is it appropriate to say the St. Michael prayer after Mass?

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