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Catholic Charities staff and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Washington distribute boxes of nutritious grocery items to families in need in the parking lot of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception May 19, 2020. Among its seven themes, Catholic social teaching emphasizes an option for the poor and vulnerable, calling Catholics to "imitate Christ's love for the poor by working to create a society where the needs of the poor are always considered first." (OSV News photo/CNS file, Ty
Survey: Catholics aware of church's social teaching but hear little on it in parishes, dioceses
Abraham "Abe" Lucas, an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, poses outside St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Lynnwood, Wash., Sept. 3, 2023. Lucas speaks volumes about being Catholic through the images tattooed on his arms, including the Virgin Mary. (OSV News photo/Stephen Brashear, Northwest Catholic)
Seahawks offensive tackle loves the game, but Catholic faith is his 'focal point'
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France, speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
In final week, several synod cardinals look beyond assembly
Migrants rest outside the CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City Aug. 24, 2023, near a sign on the door that says there is no more room inside. With the growing number of migrants heading toward the U.S., shelters along the route from South America to the U.S. southern border are beyond capacity to help. (OSV News/photo/Rhina Guidos, Global Sisters Report)
Amid growing numbers, tensions, Josephine sisters carry out mission to welcome migrants
Father Sengole Gnanaraj, administrator of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Richmond, Ind., says a prayer before using holy water to bless David's House in Richmond Sept. 10, 2023. Tony Talbert, looking on at right, is president of the Tri-County Good Samaritans conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which opened the center as a new ministry. (OSV News photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)
Abandoned laundromat that is now Catholic outreach center helps change lives
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod, is seen on a video screen as he introduces the fourth section of the working document at a session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 18, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Synod looks at ways to increase participation of all in mission
Children sit in the back of an ambulance at Shifa Hospital following an airstrike on the CNEWA-supported al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City Oct. 17, 2023. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Al-Masri, Reuters) EDITORS: Note graphic content.
Hospital attack evokes 'disbelief, horror,' says Catholic aid organization spokesman
Pilgrims from the Diocese of Arlington, Va., pray in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City Oct. 10, 2023. Pilgrims who were in Israel following a surprise terrorist attack by Hamas against civilian communities in southern Israel Oct. 7 lit candles and said prayers of peace at the church as fighting continued in southern Israel. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)
Oct. 17 is day of prayer, fasting for peace in Holy Land
A mother carries her severely malnourished son at Samre Hospital in the Tigray region of Ethiopia June 23, 2023. Malnutrition is widespread due to the suspension of food aid by the U.N. World Food Program and the U.S. Agency for International Development. By Oct. 10 the food aid resumed. The U.N.'s celebration of World Food Day was Oct. 16. (OSV News photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)
As nations mark World Food Day, Catholic bishop in Ethiopia highlights persistent hunger
Msgr. Pasquale Iacobone, president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology, gives a tour of Rome's Catacombs of St. Sebastian to Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian bishops' conference, and Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, as part of a pilgrimage with participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Oct. 12, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pilgrim path: Synod participants journey to roots of faith in Rome
St. John Paul II smiles during a 1980 visit to Paris in this file photo. (OSV News photo/Giancarlo Giuliani, CPP)
Papal collaborators recall Polish pope as 'a witness of inexhaustible faith'
Participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops attend Mass presided over by Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Synod is "new Pentecost" that will renew the church, cardinal says
Family and friends mourn Danielle, 25, and Noam, 26, an Israeli couple who were killed in a deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza as they attended a festival, as they are buried next to each other during their funeral in Kiryat Tivon, Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. The Israel-Hamas war so far has claimed more than 2,600 lives. (OSV News photo/Shir Torem, Reuters)
Israeli families missing loved ones wait for proof of life; patriarch appeals for prayer, fasting
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Pope condemns terrorism, but expresses concern for Gaza civilians
Sister Grazia Loparco, a Salesian sister of St. John Bosco, poses for a photograph at the Jesuit-run Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome Oct. 9, 2023. She is a professor of church history at Rome's Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences "Auxilium." (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)
Despite prejudices, many Catholics helped rescue Jews in Nazi-occupied Italy
An Israeli soldier patrols near a police station in Sderot, Israel, Oct. 8, 2023, which was destroyed following a mass infiltration by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip. The attacks have left at least 600 Israelis dead, among them civilians and dozens of soldiers and police who were killed battling the Hamas fighters, and more than 2,000 people are injured. (OSV News photo/Ronen Zvulun, Reuters)
Jerusalem church leaders call for peace following deadly Hamas attack
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod, listens as Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general, introduces the beginning of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops' work in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 9, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Synod call to communion can help a fractured world, theologian says
 Pope Francis prays in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall at the beginning of a working session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Synodal silence: Pope says church must pause, 'fast' from public words
Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, stands in front of her late son's body, entombed in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 1, 2020. Antonia Acutis spoke at gatherings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington and Texas during a Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2023, tour. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino)
Bishop O'Connell of Trenton, N.J., dedicates new Diocesan Shrine of Blessed Carlo Acutis
Caption: Father Carlos Saligumba, pastor of Christ the King Church in Wonder Lake, Ill., poses with John Shiel and Dave Zeiger at a sign for the St. Francis prairie restoration project, which was 22 years in the making. About 20 people gathered Sept. 24, 2023, for the dedication of the project to St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology and animals. (OSV News photo/Megan Peterson for The Observer)
Illinois parish dedicates a prairie restoration project to St. Francis of Assisi
This is the illustration included in the materials for the U.S. bishops' Respect Life Month 2023. The U.S. Catholic Church celebrates Respect Life Month every October. (OSV News photo/courtesy USCCB)
'Radical solidarity' with women in need means being the 'hands and feet of Jesus,' pro-life leaders say
Rescue team members are pictured near Santa Cruz Church in Madero, Mexico, after the roof collapsed Oct. 1, 2023, during a Mass and baptismal service. At lease 10 people died and another 60 people were injured in the collapse, with 23 remaining hospitalized. (OSV News photo/El Citadino via Reuters) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVES. MUST DISCARD 30 DAYS AFTER DOWNLOAD.
Roof collapse at Mexican church kills 10 during baptism celebration
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivers the homily during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 19, 2023, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Bishops' pro-life chair calls for 'radical solidarity' with pregnant, parenting women
A monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament is displayed on the altar during a Holy Hour at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City July 13, 2023. The liturgy was hosted by the Sisters of Life, who are sponsoring similar opportunities for Eucharistic adoration in Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington during the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
CARA study shows positive signs of Catholic belief in Eucharist, but underscores need for revival
Basilian Sister Lucia Murashko, right, speaks with volunteer Denys Kuprikov at the Basilian monastery in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Feb. 7, 2023. Catholic Extension, a Chicago-based nonprofit, announced Sept. 27 that it has named the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great as the 2023-2024 recipients of its highest honor, the Lumen Christi Award. (OSV News photo/Konstantin Chernichkin, CNEWA)
Basilian Sisters given Catholic Extension's top honor for 'powerful witness' amid peril in Ukraine
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