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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

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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A woman is pictured in a file photo holding rainbow flags for the grand entry at the International Gay Rodeo Association's Rodeo In the Rock event in Little Rock, Ark. A federal judge June 20, 2023, struck down an Arkansas ban on some transgender surgeries or hormonal interventions for minors as unconstitutional. (OSV News photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters)

Federal judge nixes Arkansas ban on gender reassignment procedures for minors

A federal judge struck down as unconstitutional an Arkansas ban on some surgeries or hormonal interventions for minors seeking gender reassignment June 20, the first ruling to overturn such a law as a growing number of states with Republican-led governments ...
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A young Sudanese woman who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, and was previously internally displaced in Sudan, moves past makeshift shelters, near the border between Sudan and Chad, while taking refuge in Borota, Chad, May 13, 2023. (OSV News photo/Zohra Bensemra, Reuters)

For World Refugee Day, missions highlight programs to aid displaced

In a world where 103 million people are forcibly displaced, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Catholic missionaries are often first responders helping those in need of a new home.
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Large plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire raging in the Upper Tantallon area, as seen from Hubley, Nova Scotia, May 28, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. A wildfire that officials say has damaged hundreds of homes is still burning out of control northwest of Halifax with thousands of residences under a mandatory evacuation order. (OSV News photo/Ben Britton via Reuters)

Priest is among heroes fighting flames in Canadian wildfires

While Canada is fighting wildfires from western Alberta province to eastern Nova Scotia, at least one priest is on the frontlines of the battle in firefighter uniform.
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St. Thomas Church in Thomaston, Conn., is pictured in this photo from November 1991. The Archdiocese of Hartford has asked the Vatican to investigate a possible Eucharistic miracle that occurred March 5, 2023. (OSV News photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Possible Eucharistic Miracle In Connecticut Under Vatican Investigation

A possible Eucharistic miracle in Connecticut is now under investigation by the Vatican.
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Oblate Father Kevin Collins, pastor of St. Eugene de Mazenod Parish, places his hand onto his forehead in prayer with migrants at the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless, after a deadly incident where a car ran into pedestrians at a bus stop nearby in Brownsville, Texas, May 7, 2023. (OSV News photo/Miguel Roberts, Reuters)

Flores: Brownsville crash indicative of ‘corrosive tendency’ to devalue human life

A vehicle crashed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said.
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