MINSK, Belarus (OSV News) — Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus Dec. 30 in a move …
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GLASGOW, Scotland (OSV News) — As the Jubilee Year picks up speed, the faithful must participate by sharing what we have with the disadvantaged, Catholic charity Mary’s Meals urged. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, …
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(OSV News) — Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect for human life” perpetrated by a …
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(OSV News) — By the time December rolls around each year, it feels like the past 12 months have seen it all. In particular for 2024, they saw tens of …
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MUAN, South Korea (OSV News) — A passenger plane arriving from Bangkok exploded after skidding off the runway at a South Korean airport in Muan Dec. 29, crashing into a …
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IHIALA, Nigeria (OSV News) — In a dark sign of descending security in Africa’s most populous country, a Catholic priest has been shot dead on the open road in southeast …
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(OSV News) — On Dec. 24, Pope Francis will usher in a gift to the church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” …
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Rodrigo Moreno Quicios SEVILLE, Spain (OSV News) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, imprisoned for over 500 days in his native Nicaragua and expelled to Rome on Jan. 14, celebrated …
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — “You have become the light of our Church in the entire world,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told Gaza Christians Dec. 22 during a pre-Christmas visit aiming to …
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MAGDEBURG, Germany (OSV News) — Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember the victims of the Dec. …
