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Helena Kmiec, Polish lay missionary is seen in a 2013 photograph in Zambia's Kulanga Bwana Farm when she volunteered in service with poorest children from the streets. Poland's church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children's home in Bolivia in 2017. (OSV News photo/courtesy Helena Kmiec Foundation)

Murdered Polish Missionary Begins ‘Path to Sainthood’

April 22, 2024
Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017.
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The National Memorial Cemetery in Vukovar, Croatia, commemorates the victims of the 1990s Croatian War of Independence, called the "Homeland War" by Croatians. (OSV News photo/Chris Herlinger, Global Sisters Report)

Women religious still healing wounds 30 years after war in Croatia

January 17, 2024
Before the "Homeland War" of the 1990s, the residents of Vukovar, Croatia, thought it a peaceful city.
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Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Everyone faces temptation, but Jesus is always close by, pope says

January 4, 2024
Temptation—a constant in spiritual life—is an opportunity for Christians to remember that Jesus is close to them, supports them and lifts them up when they fall, Pope Francis said.
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A demonstrator holds a crucifix during a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua May 15, 2018. (OSV News photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

‘You can’t silence the Gospel’ amid Nicaragua’s repression, says woman religious

September 29, 2023
Indignation. That's what she said she feels when she hears Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, the country's vice president, refer to themselves as Christians.
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Migrants look through the border fence Sept.12, 2023, toward food brought by aid workers after gathering between the primary and secondary border fences at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait for processing by U.S immigration officials in San Diego.(OSV News photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)

Catholic activists call on Congress to fund migrant services for ‘common good’

September 15, 2023
Catholic activists called on Congress to ensure funding for migrant services is protected in upcoming appropriations bills at a Sept. 13 event near the U.S. Capitol.
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Members of United Mine Workers of America and other labor leaders bow in prayer while picketing July 28, 2021, outside BlackRock's headquarters in New York City as part of the union's strike at Warrior Met Coal Mine. (OSV News photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)

Americans are talking about labor issues more now than in recent past, experts say

September 4, 2023
As Americans are heating up the backyard barbecue for celebratory Labor Day cookouts Sept. 4, news headlines daily shout about the cooling down of the U.S. job market.
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