Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission was how Pope Leo XIV celebrated the anniversary …
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A court affiliated with Myanmar’s exiled government has sentenced nine men to 20 years in prison for the killing of a Catholic priest in the country’s conflict-torn Sagaing region earlier …
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Gaza pastor recalls ‘terrible’ church attack; Parolin decries ‘unbearable’ war
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsFather Gabriel Romanelli said Israel’s strike on his Holy Family Parish in Gaza City was “terrible” as Cardinal Parolin called Gaza’s situation “unbearable.”
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Pope condemns Israel’s attack on Gaza church, calls for end to ‘barbarity’
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored. …
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for “harsh consequences” against Israeli settlers who attacked a church in the West Bank village of Taybeh.
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid mounting international concern, leaders across the globe condemned the July 17 attack on the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, which left three dead and at …
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Houses destroyed, church burnt: new wave of violence against Syrian Christians
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakAs alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country’s Christian, Druze …
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Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel’s leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.
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The experience begins with a luminous church window framing a radiant image of Blessed Carlo Acutis hovering inches before your face.
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Two people were confirmed dead and several were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church …
