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Mexican Catholics protect churches amid women’s day protest vandalism

by David Agren, OSV News
March 11, 2026
World

(OSV News) — The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay with a spate of vandalism against churches in the country — including a

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As humanitarian crisis looms in Lebanon, Mideast Christians face uncertain future

by Dale Gavlak, OSV News
March 11, 2026
World

(OSV News) — Lebanon has been gripped by panic and internal displacement crisis following Israeli evacuation orders as part of the U.S.

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Experts: Debates about Zionism, even by Catholics, often at odds with Catholic understanding

by Gina Christian, OSV News
March 4, 2026
World

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Experts in Jewish-Catholic relations told OSV News that some current public debates about Zionism, including among Catholics, are

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Father Zollner: Catholics need to pray more for survivors of sexual abuse

by Paulina Guzik, OSV News
February 26, 2026
World

(OSV News) — Jesuit Father Hans Zollner is urging Catholics to make prayer for abuse victims a central focus this Lent, saying

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Ukrainian Church transformed by 4 years of war, Kyiv’s bishop says

by Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News
February 26, 2026
World

(OSV News) — Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has fundamentally reshaped the Catholic Church’s mission

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Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance on first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate

by Courtney Mares, OSV News
February 19, 2026
World

ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18

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As drought strikes hard, Church leaders in Eastern Africa call for Lenten prayers

by Fredrick Nzwili, OSV News
February 19, 2026
World

NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As Lent begins, Catholic leaders across Eastern Africa are urging prayers — and action — for millions

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Vatican aid a sign of Pope Leo’s closeness to suffering Ukrainians, papal almoner says

by Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News
February 11, 2026
World

(OSV News) — As a relentless winter descends upon wartorn Ukraine with temperatures dropping to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the Holy See has

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Vatican announces theme for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

by Vatican News, OSV News
February 11, 2026
World

VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) — Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) as the theme for the

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