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Sister Aleya Kattakayam, a member of the Sisters of Charity, greets Ayah Issa, 32, and her 18-month-old son Ahmad, outside Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem, West Bank, April 27, 2024. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)
Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land
Columbia University students and pro-Palestinian protesters march in front of Hamilton Hall in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 1, 2024. (OSV News photo/Roselle Chen, Reuters)
Amid protests, Columbia University Catholic chaplain urges prayer, charity
Pope Francis prays the rosary in the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal, Aug. 5, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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Pope Francis meets with parish priests from around the world who were chosen by their bishops to share their reflections with the Synod of Bishops on synodality May 2, 2024, in the Synod Hall at the Vatican. To the left of the pope is Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, and to the right is Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, synod relator general (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope calls pastors to be 'missionaries of synodality'
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A newly released image of St. Padre Pio is seen in this undated photo. The Vatican hosted a presentation of 10 new photos of the Capuchin saint April 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Courtesy Saint Pio Foundation)
New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio
Neighbors embrace Penny Thomsen outside of her home in Des Moines, Iowa, April 27, 2024, following a tornado the previous day. A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Neb., demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming Des Moines. (OSV News Zach Boyden-Holmes, The Register/USA Today Network via Reuters)
Faithful respond to Midwest tornadoes, help storm victims 'carry their cross'
In this undated photo, Father Thomas Hagan, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, celebrates Mass in Cité Soleil, Haiti, which is served by the nonprofit ministry he founded called Hands Together. Father Hagan told OSV News April 23, 2024, he was heading back to his longtime ministry in Haiti's besieged capital, after briefly being evacuated for medical treatment. (OSV News photo/Hands Together)
Amid ongoing chaotic violence, US priest returns to his mission in Haiti
Pope Francis greets representatives of congregations founded by St. Magdalene of Canossa and members of the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel during an audience at the Vatican April 29, 2024. The congregations were holding their general chapter meetings in Rome. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Ignite the fire of faith in people's hearts, pope tells religious
Pope Francis sits down exclusively with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell at the Vatican April 24, 2024, for an interview ahead of the Vatican's inaugural World Children's Day. The CBS interview marked the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network, according to the network. (OSV News photo/Adam Verdugo, courtesy CBS NEWS)
Pope calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, laments plight of children in war in CBS interview 
This is a screenshot of "Father Justin," an AI chatbot simulating a priest in order to answer questions for teaching apostolate Catholic Answers. Catholic Answers executives told OSV News April 24, 2024, they are not discouraged from pursuing AI projects following the troubled April 23 launch of "Father Justin," who was "laicized" hours later to "Justin" after his responses to questions about the faith sparked social media furor. (OSV News screenshot/Catholic Answers)
Catholic Answers 'no less resolved' to use AI after 'Father Justin' brouhaha
Sister Norma Pimentel, a Missionary of Jesus, gives a talk in Chicago April 15, 2024, showcasing her artwork of immigrants who sought shelter at her organization's humanitarian respite center after being released from detention at the U.S.-Mexico border. Her work was on display nationally for the first time at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. (OSV News photo/Simone Orendain)
Sister best known for ministry to migrant shares her artwork that tells their stories
In this undated photo, Father Thomas Hagan, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales and founder of the nonprofit Hands Together ministry, leads an outdoor prayer gathering in Cité Soleil, Haiti. (OSV News photo/Hands Together)
Haiti violence, lawlessness forces longtime U.S. missionary priest to evacuate
Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the dioceses of Cesena-Sarsina, Tivoli, Savona and Imola, Italy, on 200th anniversary of the death of Pope Pius VII, a prisoner of Napoleon, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican April 20, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Build church unity, favor reconciliation, pope tells pilgrims
A dog stands on rubble as rescuers work at the site of a building that was destroyed during a Russian airstrike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 17, 2024. (OSV News photo/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters)
'We need to heal not ideas, but hearts,' says prelate after Russian strike on civilians
Auxiliary Bishop Peter L. Smith of Portland, Ore., raises the chalice as he celebrates Mass July 5, 2022, at St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In February 2024, Bishop Smith was appointed the new ecclesiastical assistant of CHARIS, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, which was inaugurated by the Holy See on Pentecost in 2019. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Catholic charismatic renewal creates 'church on fire' with God's love, says bishop
Two members of the Sister Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará congregation greet religious education students at St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Lewes, Del. During their visit Feb. 4-5, 2024, they talked about their call to a religious vocation, how they live and what it's like to be a nun. It was the first time some of the students had ever seen a nun. (OSV News photo/courtesy St. Jude’s parish)
'Don't be afraid to take leap' and consider a call to vocation, nuns tell students
Basilian Sister Lucia Murashko talks with volunteers Denys Kuprikov, left, and Ivan Smyglia, far right, in Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine Feb. 7, 2023, where they planned to distribute humanitarian aid along the front in Russia's war against Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Konstantin Chernichkin, CNEWA)
Ukrainian nun: 'Tell all the world we suffer' as Russia ramps up attacks
Auxiliary Bishop Gregory W. Gordon of Las Vegas and chancery staff look outside at the partial eclipse in Las Vegas April 8, 2024. A partial eclipse was visible throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states, while a total solar eclipse was visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine. (OSV News photo/Montie Chavez, courtesy Archdiocese of Las Vegas)
Solar eclipse enlivens hearts across US with the glory of God's creation
The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is seen April 10, 2024, with part of the scaffolding removed. Reconstruction work on the spire and roof of the iconic structure entered its last phase as the world prepared to observe the fifth anniversary of the April 15, 2019, blaze that caused the spire to collapse inside the cathedral. Notre Dame is scheduled to reopen Dec. 8, to be followed by six months of celebrations, Masses, pilgrimages, prayers and exhibitions. (OSV News photo/Charlene Yves)
'It will be breathtaking,' Notre Dame's chief architect says; iconic cathedral reopens Dec. 8
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Participants hold a candlelit night vigil at the BK arena in Kigali, Rwanda April 7, 2024, during a commemoration event known as "Kwibuka" (Remembering) to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. (OSV News photo/Jean Bizimana, Reuters)
Bishops in Rwanda express their closeness to 1994 genocide survivors
People receive containers to be filled with food for people in need at a soup kitchen in Havana that is serving a growing number of Cubans struggling to make ends meet amid economic crisis Jan. 15, 2024. Poverty is among more than a dozen issues covered by a new Vatican document on human dignity. "Dignitas Infinita" ("Infinite Dignity") was released April 8, 2024, by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.(OSV News photo/Yander Zamora, Reuters)
US Catholic pastoral leaders welcome Vatican document on human dignity
Choir members sing during the "Come As You Are" Holy Week Prayer Service for Mental Health at St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill in Washington March 26, 2024. The choir was directed by Rebecca Rossello, a Baltimore-based soprano and choral teacher. (OSV News photo/Mark Zimmermann, Catholic Standard)
Capitol Hill prayer service ties together mental health and faith
Pope Francis speaks with the family members of Israeli hostages held in captivity by Hamas during a meeting at the Vatican April 8, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope meets with family members of Hamas hostages
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