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Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix announces the creation of an Office of Mental Health Ministry Sept. 4, 2022, during the Diocese of Phoenix's first Mass of Remembrance for Suicide Victims at Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. (OSV News photo/Brett Meister, The Catholic Sun)
Bishop's heroic crusade against America's suicide epidemic is personal
French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and U.S. President Joe Biden, sign a guest book as they visit Peace Memorial Museum with other G7 leaders as part of the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. (OSV News photo/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan handout via Reuters)
Bishops from U.S., Japan call on G7 leaders to take "concrete steps" in eliminating nuclear weapons
Dr. Mary Soha poses April 24, 2023, next to a statue of Our Lady of La Leche in the chapel in her home adjacent to the Sacred Acre, site of the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre De Dios in St. Augustine, Fla.
Florida Catholic wife, mom, doctor involved in sainthood causes says Eucharist is central to all she does
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Nicole Duque tenderly holds the hand of her precious twins, Maria Theresa and Rachel Clare. (OSV News photo/handout via Detroit Catholic en Español)
A testimony of faith and love: conjoined twins born, baptized and at peace in God's arms
Pope Francis greets Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this file photo from April 17, 2019. In a new book, Pope Francis writes that people must learn from young people to care for the poor and for the environment. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Join the young in fighting for the poor and the planet, pope says
A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is pictured outside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J., on her feast day, May 13, 2023, where veneration and a Mass were held. The statue is touring the Archdiocese of Newark through June 7 before being flown back home to Portugal. (OSV New photo/Joseph Jordan, courtesy Archdiocese of Newark)
Faithful join in Our Lady of Fatima procession through Newark on her feast day
Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands after their meeting at the Vatican May 13, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope, Ukrainian leader talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war
Rare books from the collection of the Marian Library of the University of Dayton Dayton in Ohio are seen in this undated image. (OSV News/Marian Library, University of Dayton)
Marian library seeks to show Mary through ancient eyes, new perspectives
Children are escorted to the Cayuga Center, which provides foster care and other services to immigrant children separated from their families, in New York City, July 10, 2018. In the U.S. there are nearly 400,000 children in the foster care system. (OSV news photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)
Foster care is a pro-life issue the church should fully support, parents say
A Colombian migrant woman reacts at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, May 11, 2023, after being deported from the United States, as the U.S. prepares to lift the COVID-19 era restrictions known as Title 42, that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020. (OSV News photo/Luisa Gonzalez)
Catholic immigration advocates called for just policy as Title 42 expires
Pope Francis waves to participants in the general assembly of Caritas Internationalis at the Vatican May 11, 2023. In the front row at the right are: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, former president of the umbrella organization for Catholic charities around the world; Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; and Cardinal Soane Mafi of Tonga. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Charity must be backed by faith, pope tells Caritas delegates
Basilian Sister Lucia Murashko, right, speaks with volunteer Denys Kuprikov at the Basilian monastery in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Feb. 7, 2023. Together, with Ivan Smyglia, they have distributed humanitarian aid along the front line of Russia's war in Ukraine about 30 miles away. (OSV News photo/Konstantin Chernichkin, CNEWA)
Head of taxi company serving cities in Ukraine, Poland helps sisters get supplies to  war-torn villages
Police respond to a shooting in the Dallas area's Allen Premium Outlets May 6, 2023, in a still image from video. Hours later law enforcement said the shooter, who was killed by police, had left at least eight people dead and injured at least seven others.
Dallas bishop reacts to mass shooting at mall with 'heavy heart,' urges 'prayers for peace' in communities
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
An estimated 20,000 visitors and pilgrims joined Pope Francis for the recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 7, 2023, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Jesus shows what path to take, especially in times of trouble, pope says
Pope Francis speaks with Hungarian President Katalin Novák during a farewell ceremony in Budapest, Hungary, April 30, 2023. The pontiff concluded his three-day visit to the country. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
True faith is open to others, pope repeatedly says in Hungary
An aerial view shows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) van where a search is being conducted for Francisco Oropesa, 38, who police say shot dead five neighbors in Cleveland, Texas,
'God is with us' amid evil of mass shooting, says Texas deacon
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, attend a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on April 27, 2023. (OSV News photo/Yui Mok, Reuters)
Britain's Catholics prepare for king's upcoming coronation
Pope Francis gives his first speech in Hungary to government and civic leaders and diplomats serving in Budapest at the former Carmelite monastery that now houses the office of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán April 28, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope arrives in Hungary preaching cooperation, welcome - not isolation
New deacons from the Pontifical North American College are pictured during their ordination in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2022. Twenty-two seminarians from 17 U.S. dioceses and one from the Archdiocese of Sydney were ordained to the transitional diaconate. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Educational diversity, Eucharistic devotion are strong features of 2023 class of new priests, report says
Nine-year-old Teddy Howell, seen in an undated photo, wants to be a podcaster and a priest.
Michigan third grader launches 'Kid's Bible in a Year with Teddy' podcast
In this photo taken in March 2023, Dominican Sister Sirima Opanayake, principal of Ave Maria Branch School in Sri Lanka, shows pictures of seven students killed in a 2019 Easter bombing at St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya. (OSV News photo/Thomas Scaria)
Religious sisters help survivors of 2019 Easter bombing in Sri Lanka attacks heal from psychological wounds
Pope Francis holds a portrait of himself while greeting visitors after his weekly general audience April 26, 2023, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Nuns, monks are 'beating heart' of the church, pope says
Pope Francis shakes hands with U.S. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, who led a delegation from Catholic Extension during an audience at the Vatican April 26, 2023. Cardinal Cupich is chancellor of the organization's board of governors. The pope thanked the organization for its work "providing assistance to missionary dioceses, particularly in the United States, and in caring for the needs of the poor and most vulnerable." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Giving voice to voiceless highlights their God-given dignity, pope says
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