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October 8, 2024

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Letting Go of Earthly Attachments

October 8, 2024

Detachment from material possessions and earthly desires is a core principle of Franciscan spirituality.

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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike as displaced Palestinians make their way to flee areas in the eastern part of Khan Younis following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Oct. 7, 2024. (OSV News photo/Hatem Khaled, Reuters)

As church prepares for Jubilee, ‘Holy Land is bleeding,’ Palestine ambassador says

October 8, 2024
Without a ceasefire, the upcoming Jubilee year in Rome will be marred by the suffering and bloodshed in the Holy Land, Palestine's ambassador to the Holy See said.
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