This week there has been much occasion to pray along with the news. OSV News has covered the murder of Ugandan students, anti-Christian sentiment in the Holy Land, violence and …
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There’s nothing quite like understanding what a physical heart is to a body, and to realize God himself has one. I’ve long loved the solemnity of the Sacred Heart, which …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — “Death does not announce any day,” cautions a Nigerian proverb. It’s advice the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Makurdi — in Nigeria’s Benue state — …
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It’s been a short week thanks to the Memorial Day holiday here in the U.S., but still a busy one for OSV News. Besides putting several interesting stories on the …
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Salesian Missions highlights how religious order helps families in need across globe
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsNEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (OSV News) — While in the developed world, parents’ biggest concerns are often whether to let their children use cellphones and what sports classes they should take, …
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(OSV News) — Just over 10 years ago, Sister Margaret Nacke — a Sister of St. Joseph of Concordia, Kansas — was living in Belleville, a Kansas town known as …
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Two Catholic Relief Services’ workers slain in Ethiopia amid Easter Sunday unrest
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Two Catholic Relief Services staff members were shot and killed Easter Sunday in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to the U.S. Catholic Church’s international aid agency. Details of …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — An international Catholic pro-life organization is warning that the West’s fight against gender-based violence in Africa has a hidden agenda of promoting abortion. The warning …
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By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) — The people of Congo are more precious than any of the gems or minerals found in the earth beneath their feet, yet they …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — Deadly violence hit Christians in Africa Jan. 15, with a Catholic priest in northern Nigeria burned to death and as many as 17 Christians killed …
