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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden awarded Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 in a private ceremony, the White House said. Richards, who is also a progressive activist and the daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, left Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, in The post Biden awards Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom first appeared on OSV News.

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate Acutis and Frassati, The post Joy, gratitude over news of Acutis and Frassati canonization dates first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3. The pope will canonize Blessed Acutis April 27, during the Jubilee for Adolescents in Rome April 25-27 and The post Pope says he’ll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child’s rights first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — A Brooklyn, New York, priest has been removed as pastor after an investigation revealed he had transferred close to $2 million in parish funds to bank accounts affiliated with the embattled New York City mayor’s former chief of staff. In a Nov. 18 statement, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn announced he The post Brooklyn, N.Y., priest removed from parish for mishandling $1.9 million in funds first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — Before joining other pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Washington, Shannon Allen spent an evening with thousands of other teens. Inside a darkened arena, the crowd around her clapped to the upbeat music, cheered for the speakers and knelt in silence as a Eucharistic procession wound its way through the The post Catholic groups merge events for giant pro-life youth rally before March for Life first appeared on OSV News.