TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia (OSV News) — On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George called …
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Mexico’s bishops call for peace efforts after soccer field massacre claims 11 lives
by David Agrenby David Agren“This act deeply wounds life, human dignity, and the peaceful coexistence of our society. We demand that it not go unpunished.”
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Trump rules out use of force to acquire Greenland, argues it should be given to US
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the U.S. would …
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The Trump administration’s stated plans to acquire Greenland for the U.S. are being met with concern by residents, said the Arctic island’s Catholic priest.
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A massive outbreak of mosquito-borne illness is sweeping Cuba just weeks after Hurricane Melissa, straining parish life and Catholic ministries across the island.
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Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed home to Canada in Montreal ceremony
by OSV Newsby OSV News“Our relatives are finally home. For First Nations, these are not only artifacts. They are sacred, living items,” National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said.
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As 2 different versions of events emerge, Mexican diocese mourns a murdered priest
by David Agrenby David AgrenThe Diocese of Cuautitlán joined “in the cry of so many families suffering from violence and disappearances in our country” and urged it be brought to an end.
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Mexican Catholics have expressed alarm at a proposal to oversee the online expressions of religious leaders through a change of the country’s Religious Associations and Public Worship Law.
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“Today, it is no longer enough to apprehend the killer: We must resolutely combat the root causes of all these murders,” the bishops said.
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In Mexico, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) dates to pre-Hispanic times, in which people commemorate and commune with their deceased loved ones.
