LAMPEDUSA, Italy (OSV News) — In front of the Church of St. Gerland on the Italian island of Lampedusa, dozens of migrants lined up Sept. 14 in a neat row, …
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“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”:James McBride, Riverhead Books (2023)400 pages, $28 “God, I thank you that I am not like other people,” the Pharisee prayed in Jesus’ parable of …
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HOUSTON, Texas (OSV News) — A federal judge declared unlawful a revised version of a program that offers protection from deportation to immigrants who were brought to the country illegally …
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Eight years have passed since the release of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical, Laudato si’. The document has undeniably contributed to raising awareness of environmental issues within the Catholic community and …
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By Sister Alicia Torres I am not totally sure how my parents felt when I told them I’d signed up for the 3 AM hour of prayer on Good Friday …
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By Silvio Cuéllar, OSV News During my high school years, I lived with my grandmother Matilde. Sunday night was a sacred time when she would always take me to church. …
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When the Ulma family beatification takes place Sept. 10 in Markowa, Poland, it will be an unprecedented event in many respects. For the first time in church history, a child born …
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By Maria del Pilar Guzman (OSV News) — This summer, participants of the Marriage Catechumenate Summit gathered at a retreat center near Houston to unpack the contents of “Catechumenal Pathways …
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Amid ongoing recovery after wildfires, getting children back to school is a priority, principal says
By Jennifer Rector HONOLULU (OSV News) — In the aftermath of the wildfires that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, one of Tonata Lolesio’s priorities …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — For the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the Season of Creation that follows, Pope Francis “invites us to reflect …
