Amid disaster and division, Catholics across the world celebrated Christmas by lifting up their hope in Christ, finding renewed faith and joy even in profoundly challenging circumstances.
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Vatican always will denounce injustice, attacks on dignity, pope says
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenWelcoming a group of new ambassadors to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV told them, “the Holy See will not be a silent bystander” to human rights concerns.
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New report explores link between religious freedom violations and mass atrocities
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonReligious freedom violations are an early warning sign of where mass atrocities could occur around the globe, a new report said.
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Today’s the feast of St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentistry and toothaches — for the gristly reason her martyrdom involved Apollonia’s teeth being pulled or broken before she was …
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Pakistan Christians end year of persecution hoping new government in 2024 will bring respite
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBy Aftab Alexander Mughal (OSV News) — As 2024 begins, Christians in Pakistan are winding up a year of violence and mayhem, with the hope of a new government to …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than a year after floods submerged one-third of Pakistan, “women in particular are (still) being impacted,” said the head of programming for Catholic Relief Services …
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Pakistani Catholics, Christians protest at U.N. headquarters over violence in Pakistan
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsNEW YORK (OSV News) — Hundreds of Catholic and Christian Pakistani Americans and Pakistanis called for an end to anti-Catholic and anti-Christian violence in Pakistan at a protest held in …
