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News Briefs: October 1, 2023

Pope Condemns Child Pornography: ‘Criminality Available to Everyone’ VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Child pornography is “criminality available to everyone through their phones,” Pope Francis said while discussing abuse prevention with […]

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In Marseille, Pope Says Welcoming the ‘Stranger’ Is a Global Mandate

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a visit of less than 30 hours to Marseille, France, Pope Francis highlighted his key appeals and positions concerning migration and the mandate for people of […]

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On Mission in Maui, Clergy Provide Comfort

By Patrick Downes (OSV News) – A smile. A wave. A hug. A bottle of water. An attentive and compassionate ear. A shoulder to cry on. A prayer. A ministry […]

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10 Things to Know about October’s Synod on Synodality in Rome

By Maria Wiering (OSV News) – The eyes of the Catholic world turn to Rome beginning on Wednesday, October 4, as the worldwide Synod of Bishops convenes on the feast […]

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News Briefs: September 24, 2023

Pope to Global Leaders: Save Children, the Planet ‘Before It’s too Late’ VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Kicking off a global meeting of leaders in New York on Monday, September 18, […]

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News Briefs: September 17, 2023

Data Shows Abortions Rise in States Where Procedure Is Legal (OSV News) – Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of 2023 compared […]

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Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland’ at 101

By Kenneth Craycraft “The Wasteland,” arguably T.S. Eliot’s greatest poem, was originally published in 1922, 100 years ago last year. But this month marks another important centenary anniversary of the publication of […]

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Pope Hails Beatified Family as ‘Ray of Light in the Darkness’

By Paulina Guzik MARKOWA, Poland (OSV News) – In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa on Sunday, September 10, becoming […]

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Pope Offers Prayers After Quake Kills 2,500 in Morocco

By Maria-Pia Negro Chin (OSV News) – Rescuers continue to search through the rubble in the hopes of finding survivors after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco the night of Friday, […]

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Surviving 9/11 Attacks Left ‘No Questions about the Reality of God’

(OSV News) – On a September morning 22 years ago, now-Deacon Paul Carris of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, settled into his cubicle in a New York skyscraper – […]

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In Mongolia, Pope Offers Message from ‘Heart of Asia’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Being a Catholic does not destroy or replace a person’s culture, and wanting to share the Gospel message does not mean wanting to take someone’s allegiance […]

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News Briefs: September 10, 2023

Catholic Charities Helps Floridians Ravaged by Idalia PERRY, Florida (OSV News) – Catholic aid workers are rolling up their sleeves to help tens of thousands of people after Tropical Storm […]