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Carlo Acutis Youth Camp officials overjoyed about namesake’s canonization
OSV News
June 18, 2024
Its mission is to lead young people to a deep relationship with Jesus Christ through his church. And the Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Camp does just that each summer for young Catholics in West Virginia.
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US bishops discuss poverty, pastoral frameworks, proposals at spring meeting
OSV News
June 17, 2024
Gathered in Louisville for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops' June 12-14 meeting saw a mix of important matters discussed, starting with how the bishops would continue to address the scourge of poverty in the U.S. and ending with ...
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U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis
OSV News
June 14, 2024
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.
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Pope to meet Biden, other leaders at G7 in Puglia
OSV News
June 13, 2024
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
OSV News
June 12, 2024
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
OSV News
June 11, 2024
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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Poland’s memorial to St. John Paul II marks 25 years of transforming lives