Russia has had a decade-long coordinated effort to remove and “renationalize” thousands of Ukrainian children in violation of multiple international laws.
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Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love, stability amid ongoing war
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsAmid the Israel-Hamas war in the nearby Gaza Strip, one Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love and stability.
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“Too many children continue to suffer recruitment, maiming, abduction, and various forms of violence, with many tragically losing their lives.”
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A bipartisan resolution to return thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia is “something that every human being with a heart should understand,” Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. …
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(OSV News) — Forty religious leaders have sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for the return of nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred …
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WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — As the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine reached a tragic threshold of three years Feb. 24, religious sisters are bringing rays of sunshine to those who …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People and institutions can protect children by changing what they buy and what they invest in, Pope Francis said. “Fighting exploitation, particularly child exploitation, is the …
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Migrants, refugees, victims of war have a right to education, pope says
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray with him in January that migrants, refugees and victims of war will have a chance for …
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KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — An army of little violinists dressed in traditional attire of Polish highlanders, or “górale,” went viral playing their Christmas carol in a gorgeous church in …
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(OSV News) — The University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, is launching a new early childhood center to care for the young children of its faculty and community members. …