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A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel

Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

December 5, 2025
The head of the U.S. military archdiocese on Dec. 3 urged respect for the human person and the rule of law amid new questions about the legality of a deadly U.S. military attack Sept. 2 on a boat in the ...
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Rami Malek as Lt. Col. Douglas Kelley and Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring star in a scene from the movie "Nuremberg." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (OSV News photo/Scott Garfield, courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)

‘Nuremberg’ examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil

November 10, 2025
A new thriller about the Nuremberg trials held to prosecute high-ranking Nazi Germany officials following World War II wrestles with the capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil.
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Pope Leo XIV is seen speaking to journalists outside the Palazzo Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, in a screen shot from a video taken Nov. 4, 2025.

Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial

November 6, 2025
Speaking with reporters November 4 outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo responded to questions about migrants, the situation in Venezuela, and the trial of Father Marko Rupnik.
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Pope Leo XIV, in a screen grab from a video recorded in the Villa Barberini at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, calls on Christian communities to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Pope’s prayer intention is for those struggling with suicidal thoughts

November 5, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying for those who struggle with suicidal thoughts, and for all people "who live in darkness and despair."
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A woman holds a sign during "A Rally for SNAP" on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston Oct. 28, 2025, ahead of the expected Nov. 1 suspension of SNAP food assistance benefits because of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

After judge’s order, Trump administration to issue partial SNAP payments

November 4, 2025
The Trump administration has indicated that it will not appeal court orders directing it to pay SNAP benefits, but that it will only issue partial payments in November.
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Mourners gather for the funeral of members of the Abu Dalal family in Nuseirat, in central Gaza Strip, Oct. 29, 2025, who were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on their home, according to medics. (OSV News photo/Mahmoud Issa, Reuters)

With Gaza situation fragile, Christian’s presence in Holy Land ‘threatened’

October 31, 2025
In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the Oct. 13 Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave's small Christian community.
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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to el-Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Zakaria, MSF handout via Reuters) Editors: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

With thousands trapped in Sudan, Catholic leaders amplify calls to end war

October 30, 2025
As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians.
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