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At memorial, Charlie Kirk’s wife says she forgives alleged shooter
OSV News
September 22, 2025
Charlie Kirk was an "influential figure" in his own election, President Donald Trump said at a memorial service for the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
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Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus
OSV News
September 19, 2025
Human rights campaigners have accused the Belarus government of using imprisoned Catholic priests as "hostages," as a Polish Carmelite became the latest detained for alleged espionage.
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Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters
OSV News
September 18, 2025
The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need expressed its "deep concern and solidarity" with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on the night of Sept. 8-9 in Ntoyo.
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Cuban Americans celebrate feast of Our Lady of Charity
OSV News
September 17, 2025
Dressed in the customary yellow colors of the event and with umbrellas in hand, elementary school student Aniela Alejandra Garcia and her mother, Yeily Garcia, didn't let the weather stop them from approaching the statue of the Cuban Virgin of ...
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Pew: US Catholics ‘like what they see’ in Pope Leo
OSV News
September 16, 2025
(OSV News) — Catholics in the U.S. “like what they’ve seen so far” in Pope Leo XIV, with 8 in 10 viewing the new pope favorably — and significant numbers of non-Catholics agreeing, according to a new study from Pew Research ...
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Migrants are not enemies, just brothers and sisters in need, Pope Leo says
Catholic News Service
September 15, 2025
At a time when people feel powerless to help migrants and refugees, Christians must continue to insist that "there is no justice without compassion, no legitimacy without listening to the pain of others," Pope Leo XIV said.
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Holy Land patriarch welcomes news of initial peace deal