Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns Israeli army attack on Catholic school
byGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a strong condemnation after the Israeli military targeted a Catholic school in Gaza…
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Afghan’s first female fighter pilot and family settling into new life in US
byBy Elizabeth Wong Barnstead, OSV News OWENSBORO, Ky. — At age 33, Hasina Omari has survived familial disapproval of her career choices (becoming Afghanistan’s…
Pope Francis prepares for September trip to Asia
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet with young people, the marginalized, government officials, bishops, priests, religious and…
Vatican sees slight increase in donations to pope’s charity fund
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Donations to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia…
Words matter: Vatican publishes ‘lexicon’ on end-of-life issues to aid debate
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Public debate on end-of-life issues seems more widespread every time states and nations consider new…
Women religious empower, educate exploited tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka
byBy Thomas Scaria, OSV News PUSSELLAWA, Sri Lanka — Behind every cup of world-famous Ceylon tea, there is a story of exploitation and bonded…
Love for Christ calls father and son to ordained ministry in Indianapolis Archdiocese
byBy Sean Gallagher, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — This spring Deacon Tom Hosty and his son Liam made history, becoming the first father and son…
CRS calls House version of foreign spending bill ‘inconsistent’ with US ‘values, interests’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., criticized…
Pilgrimage called ‘an amazing witness of processing all across America with Jesus’
byBy Todd Habinger, OSV News NORTONVILLE, Kan. — Five-year-old Hannah Lock had lots of questions about the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that passed through Nortonville…
Buenos Aires parish serves under Argentine pope’s rule: ‘poor church for the poor’
byBy Michael Kelly, OSV News BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In his native Argentina, Pope Francis’ vision of “a poor church, for the poor” is…