Children

Even though Hattie’s cancer is in remission, she is at Children’s frequently for blood tests to monitor the remission, which is in its seventh year.

Four young people met Pope Leo XIV to express their thanks and to ask for a more formal, systematic effort to facilitate the return of at least 19,000 Ukrainian children …

Brief classes meant there wasn’t much time to train children in spiritual supplication, but I did guide them through halting recitations of the “big three” prayers — the Our Father, …

“It is a forgotten war because the people are really forgotten,” said Italian Bishop Christian Carlassare of Bentiu in neighboring South Sudan.

Pope Leo met with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.

Israel’s government ratified what the White House called the “first phase” of a ceasefire deal, as President Donald Trump indicated he planned to visit the region.

Vigilance, honesty, emotional intelligence and faith all play critical roles in healing from the long-term trauma of violent attacks, two Catholic psychologists told OSV News.

Russia has had a decade-long coordinated effort to remove and “renationalize” thousands of Ukrainian children in violation of multiple international laws.

Amid the Israel-Hamas war in the nearby Gaza Strip, one Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love and stability.

“Too many children continue to suffer recruitment, maiming, abduction, and various forms of violence, with many tragically losing their lives.”