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Pope to meet Biden, other leaders at G7 in Puglia
Pope Francis is scheduled to sit down with U.S. President Joe Biden and eight other heads of state in a series of private bilateral meetings during the Group of Seven (G7) summit being held in southern Italy June 13-15, ...
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Catholic groups call for more action as 1 in 10 children remain trapped in child labor
Nearly one in 10 children are forced into child labor globally, with some compelled into hazardous work through trafficking.
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After Israeli hostage rescue, pope renews call for cease-fire, humanitarian aid in Gaza
Pope Francis once again renewed his call for a cease-fire in Gaza following the rescue of four hostages that led to what officials in Gaza said was the killing of more than 270 Palestinians in an Israeli rescue operation that ...
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Eucharistic pilgrimage brings ‘joyous,’ ‘amazing’ experience to Maryland shrine
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore described the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's June 6 stop at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg as a "joyous" occasion.
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Gudziak: US still ‘in the thick of things’ regarding mental health, but church can foster healing
In the wake of Mental Health Awareness Month, the U.S. is still "in the thick of things" and "will be for a long time" in addressing mental well-being, a leader of the U.S. bishops' mental health initiative told OSV News.
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Pope preparing document on Sacred Heart of Jesus to renew church, world
Pope Francis announced that he is preparing a document on the Sacred Heart of Jesus to "illuminate the path of ecclesial renewal, but also to say something significant to a world that seems to have lost its heart."
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U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis
The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has “received a lot of traction,” according to one of its leaders.