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Navy guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale DDG-106 docks at the Frigate Captain Noel Antonio Rodriguez Justavino Naval Base near the entrance to the Panama Canal, in Panama City Sept. 21, 2025.

US strikes in the Caribbean draw Catholic concern

October 20, 2025
As the U.S. military carried out another strike on Oct. 16 against what it said was a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, a Notre Dame Law School expert warned that type of action, without authorization from Congress, could set ...
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A young Venezuelan migrant carries a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe as she walks with her family in caravan in an attempt to reach the U.S. border, in Tapachula, Mexico, Nov. 5, 2024. (OSV News photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)

Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies

October 17, 2025
Missouri's Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the challenges brought by immigrants.
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Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Oct. 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Jesus provides sustenance, not ready-made answers, Pope Leo XIV says

October 16, 2025
Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said.
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A tapestry depicting St. Carlo Acutis hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Mass for his canonization at the Vatican Sept. 7, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Monastery where Carlo Acutis received first Communion in ruins after fire

October 15, 2025
A 17th-century monastery in northern Italy where recently canonized St. Carlo Acutis received his first Communion was in ruins after a massive fire ravaged the historic building.
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People hold placards with pictures of hostages who were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip went into effect, at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 11, 2025. (OSV News photo/Ronen Zvulun, Reuters)

Amid historic deal, Gaza pastor says little is left after ‘tsunami’ of destruction

October 14, 2025
Historic momentum is felt across the Middle East as thousands gathered Oct. 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the last mass gathering before the hostage release expected to take place Oct. 13, and tens of thousands of Palestinians started to ...
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, longtime chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team and campus icon, smiles after the team won in the first round game of the NCAA Tournament against the University of Miami 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Sister Jean died at age 106 Oct. 9, 2025. (OSV News photo/courtesy Loyola University Chicago)

Sister Jean, Loyola icon and chaplain of men’s basketball team, dies at 106

October 13, 2025
She prayed with college basketball players before games, counseled them after losses, and reminded them that faith, not fame, was the real victory.
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Al Jazeera reporter Nour Abu Rokba works as Palestinian emergency personnel celebrate in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip

Holy Land patriarch welcomes news of initial peace deal

October 10, 2025
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed "with joy" the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an Oct. 9 statement, but also stressed the "absolute urgency" for the "immediate" and "unconditional" entry of humanitarian relief and sufficient ...
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