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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Kyiv’s St. Nicholas Catholic church suffers damage during Russian morning attack
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsKYIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — During a Dec. 20 Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Catholic St. Nicholas church, a significant architectural monument of the Ukrainian capital, suffered damage. According to …
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KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — For Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, driving home for Christmas means taking a different route each year. In 2024, he marks his second Christmas in …
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PARIS (OSV News) — The list of miracles that have taken place at the French Marian shrine in Lourdes now includes, for the first time, an English-speaking soldier-patient. Archbishop Malcolm …
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PARIS (OSV News) — As the whole world awaits the reopening of Notre Dame, for those present inside the cathedral for the “grand réouverture,” it will be even more of …
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PARIS (OSV News) — Five years after Parisians lined the streets of their city, wiping their tears as Notre Dame Cathedral burned, the faithful will have their jewel back as …
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PARIS (OSV News) — The world was left stunned when the first images of the rebuilt Notre Dame were published and spread with viral speed as President Emmanuel Macron walked …
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(OSV News) — As he’s sitting in a shed at a salmon farm in Argyll, a remote part of Scotland, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow’s life is only seemingly calm. He quit his …
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(OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears the three-year mark, an annual Advent fast observed by Eastern Catholics has taken on renewed urgency. “‘Let us dedicate the …
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PARIS (OSV News) — A decade ago, Marguerite Stern entered Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, screaming and topless, to demonstrate her hatred of the church and the pope. In a …
