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People who fled their homes due to fighting between the Afar Special Forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Berhale, Ethiopia, wait for food near a makeshift compound in Afdera district, Feb. 23, 2022. (OSV News photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)

Bishop: Suffering from war, hunger ‘beyond human imagination’ in Ethiopia

July 6, 2023
Stopping food aid in Ethiopia from the United States and United Nations caused severe hunger that has killed hundreds of people in the northern Tigray region in recent weeks, and one local bishop said the situation is "beyond human imagination."
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Purity & Purpose: The Brief Life of St. Maria Goretti

July 6, 2023
Maria Goretti's canonization saw the conversion of her murderer and his reconciliation with her family. Today she is known as a model of mercy.
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Siddharth Chaini Nitin from India poses for a photo at the Vatican Observatory in Albano, Italy, June 20, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Vatican hosts astronomers of tomorrow for summer school

June 28, 2023
In the hilltop town home to the former summer residence of popes, two domes tower over residences and restaurants: the Baroque dome of a church topped with an iron cross and another that can be opened to reveal a now-retired ...
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A person is pictured in a file photo praying in front of the statue of Christ the Redeemer as it is lit up in orange to commemorate the Day against Human Trafficking and Missing Persons, celebrated by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. (OSV News photo/Pilar Olivares, Reuters)

Church activists struggle against growing slavery-like labor in Brazil

June 27, 2023
The number of people working in slavery-like conditions in Brazil is the highest in 11 years. With 1,443 identified cases from Jan. 1 to June 14, the first half of 2023 already has the highest number of such occurrences in ...
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The Church’s Best-Kept Secret 

June 24, 2023
An exploration of the Catholic Church’s social teaching can guide our approach to living out the Gospel.
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Pope Francis waves at visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after praying the Angelus June 18, 2023. The pope published an apostolic letter for the 400th anniversary of the birth of French philosopher Blaise Pascal June 19. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

With doctor’s OK, pope says he is ready for World Youth Day

June 23, 2023
With a green light from his doctor, Pope Francis has assured young people that he will be with them in Portugal for World Youth Day despite his recent surgery.
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