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A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City July 17, 2025, following what initial reports and medics said was an Israeli tank attack on the church of the Holy Family Parish -- the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip.

3 dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack

Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17.
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People march along U.S. Route 101 during a protest in Los Angeles Feb. 2, 2025, against arrests and deportations of migrants by U.S. government agencies. (OSV News photo/Joel Angel Juarez, Reuters)

Maryland workshop offers resources in nation’s fluid immigration landscape

Parish and diocesan representatives recently gathered in Annapolis with policy experts to discuss the fluid immigration landscape shaped by President Donald J. Trump's executive orders affecting immigrants and migrant rights that he issued in the first days of his second ...
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A Palestinian boy carries a plastic bag with bread Feb. 3, 2025, in Gaza City in Gaza Strip amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters)

Ceasefire overshadows Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, pontifical charity says

The long-awaited and elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has silenced bombs and halted air raids on the Gaza Strip, for the time being, but the humanitarian situation there is dire, the regional director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association reported.
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Stephanie Nix, head cook at St. Joseph School in St. Joseph, Minn., helps supervise the last lunch session when she finishes serving Jan. 23, 2025. (OSV News photo/Dianne Towalski, The Central Minnesota Catholic)

School’s head cook uses her culinary skills to help kids grow in their faith

Stephanie Nix did not take the head cook position at the school just because she loves to prepare food. For her, it's helping kids grow in their faith.
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Emergency workers recover debris from the Potomac River in Washington Jan. 30, 2025, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided in midair with a Black Hawk Army helicopter late Jan. 29 while on approach for landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives

U.S. Catholic bishops -- joined by Pope Francis -- are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation's capital claimed dozens of lives.
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Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration arrive at La Aurora Air Force Base in Guatemala City Jan. 27, 2025, on a flight from the U.S.

The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Responds to Changes to US Immigration Law and Policy

The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe is responding to the changes to U.S. Immigration Law and Policy and to the mass deportations happening across the country. They are asking for a just and compassionate approach ...
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People wait in line to receive food donations from Catholic Charities services along 105th street in the East Harlem area of New York City, Feb. 22, 2023.

White House suggests it will strip funds from Catholic Charities

The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of ...
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