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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

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’

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

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Despite policy changes, COVID-19 vaccines may hold promising new uses

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Praying with the Saints: All Are Welcome

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I Walk the Line

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Communion of Saints: Deepening our Relationships with Those We’ve Lost

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Living Hope 

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Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

A Spirituality of Aging and Letting Go
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Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, PhD

The Catholic Imagination
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Daniel P. Horan, Phd

Listening to God in Times of Transition
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Susan Saint Sing, PhD

Embracing God in Aloneness

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Medicine of Mercy

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Sister Norma Pimentel’s Mission 

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On the Road Paved by St. Francis 

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