Report: Russia weaponizes orthodoxy to persecute, kill Christians in Ukraine
OSV News
February 17, 2025
A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Pope hospitalized for tests, bronchitis treatment
OSV News
February 14, 2025
After suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and having obvious difficulty breathing, the 88-year-old Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 14.
Pope adds feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar
OSV News
February 13, 2025
Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her “Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on 5 September every year.”
Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
OSV News
February 12, 2025
Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.
Caritas Internationalis calls U.S. foreign aid freeze ‘ruthless’
OSV News
February 11, 2025
The “ruthless” and “callous” decision of the Trump administration to freeze U.S. humanitarian and development aid “threatens the lives and dignity of millions” of people around the world, said Caritas Internationalis.
USCCB lays off a third of migration staff after Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement program
OSV News
February 10, 2025
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued layoff notices to about a third of the staff in its Migration and Refugee Services Office on Feb. 7 after it stopped receiving reimbursements from the federal government for its work with refugees who qualify for federal assistance, per an internal memo.
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