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Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to combat human trafficking in Argentina
OSV News
September 10, 2024
More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.
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Raleigh Catholics strive to accompany migrant farmworkers
OSV News
September 9, 2024
The words, "God walks with his people," encapsulate what many volunteers try to show farmworkers in the Diocese of Raleigh through their visits.
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Tragic death of NHL star, brother leaves family, friends, fans with unspeakable grief
OSV News
September 6, 2024
As family, friends, teammates, coaches, media, acquaintances and even strangers struggled mightily to make sense of the devastating tragedy Aug. 29 that took the lives of National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother, Matthew, 29, no expression ...
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Atlanta bishops say ‘hearts ache’ for lives ‘cruelly cut short’ by latest high school shooting
OSV News
September 5, 2024
The Catholic bishops of Atlanta prayed "for healing and strength" for those injured during a Sept. 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
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Pope arrives in Indonesia at start of four-nation tour
OSV News
September 4, 2024
Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by the religious affairs minister of Indonesia and two children in traditional dress who offered him flowers.
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Pope calls for cease-fire as young Israeli-American found dead in Gaza tunnel along with 5 other hostages
OSV News
September 3, 2024
In what was a devastating Sunday morning for hostage families, Israel said Sept. 1 that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents became outspoken global advocates for all hostages to ...
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Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, economy in first debate