“Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and efforts. May God grant lasting peace and security to our country and to the world at large.”
Children
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Clutching their creche figurines of the baby Jesus, thousands of children gathered in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 21 to have Pope Leo bless the little statues.
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Fundraiser by cancer survivor, third-grade classmates brings Christmas joy to school, community
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsEven 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.
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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 …
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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, …
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“It is a forgotten war because the people are really forgotten,” said Italian Bishop Christian Carlassare of Bentiu in neighboring South Sudan.
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Pope Leo met with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
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Washington Roundup: USCCB greets ‘first phase’ of Gaza deal; shutdown continues; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIsrael’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.
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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.
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Russia has had a decade-long coordinated effort to remove and “renationalize” thousands of Ukrainian children in violation of multiple international laws.
