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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron participates in a Eucharistic procession in 2021.
Detroit archbishop says Christ's presence in Blessed Sacrament inspired him as a boy and sustains him today
Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solórzano of Managua blesses a devotee during a Good Friday procession outside the Metropolitan Cathedral
USCCB reaffirms 'unwavering solidarity' with Nicaragua church under government persecution
Students at the newly established School of Fine Arts and Traditional Trades of the Fabbrica di San Pietro watch one of the artisans at St. Peter's Basilica work on a wall at the Vatican March 30, 2023. The six-month program is dedicated to encouraging young people to practice traditional crafts and skills that risk dying out. (CNS photo)
Vatican revives centuries' old school for young artisans
Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, April 17, 2023.
Church leaders call for return to dialogue after fighting in Sudan left nearly 200 dead and country cut off from humanitarian help
Pope Francis greets an estimated 20,000 visitors and pilgrims who joined him for the recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer April 16, 2023, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
People wounded in life should find welcome in the church, pope says
An aerial view of the Tennessee Capitol is pictured in Nashville, April 11, 2023.
Tennessee's Catholic bishops join in letter to governor urging passage of gun safety measures
Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, speaks July 5, 2022, during the Catholic Media Conference in Portland, Ore.
Many women are 'the driving force of synodality,' says religious sister who is synod official at Vatican
Share Easter joy with others, pope urges
Share Easter joy with others, pope urges
Philadelphia father makes a kneeling pilgrimage in thanksgiving for son's death-defying recovery from cancer
Philadelphia father makes a kneeling pilgrimage in thanksgiving for son's death-defying recovery from cancer
Dare to seek the risen Christ to dispel the darkness, Cardinal Gregory says at Easter Vigil
Dare to seek the risen Christ to dispel the darkness, Cardinal Gregory says at Easter Vigil
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