WASHINGTON (OSV News) — This December, when Catholic villagers in northern Ivory Coast are preparing for Christmas, many will be organizing Advent food and supplies for the nearly 42,000 refugees …
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Barbara Fraze
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(OSV News) — Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, several church leaders have referred to a new model of church that includes basic ecclesial communities. …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than a year after floods submerged one-third of Pakistan, “women in particular are (still) being impacted,” said the head of programming for Catholic Relief Services …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A bishop in north central India urged Catholics throughout the nation to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament for seven days to help end the worsening …
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ALAPPUZHA, India (OSV News) — An Indian diocese used its existing small Christian communities to train lay leaders to reach out to a wide variety of Catholics — including broken …