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A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City July 17, 2025, following what initial reports and medics said was an Israeli tank attack on the church of the Holy Family Parish -- the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip.

3 dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack

Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17.
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People cheer during a "Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth" concert at Times Square in New York City June 19, 2025.

Juneteenth seen as day to reflect on freedom, ending racism and Black Catholics’ contributions

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the last Confederate state that continued to uphold the practice of slavery two years after it was abolished in the country -- an event marked by ...
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A member of the clergy holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe attends a vigil in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue.

USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’

"No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the leader of the nation's Catholic bishops in a June ...
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A file photo shows a family praying during Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington.

Almost half of U.S. adults have Catholic connection, but Mass makes significant difference in Catholic identity

Close to half of the nation's adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to their identity.
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Hundreds of protesters gather for a rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 9, 2025, where civil rights and labor leaders demanded the release of union leader David Huerta from federal detention after he was arrested during an immigration enforcement action June 6. (OSV News photo/Daniel Cole, Reuters)

Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in US cities

The Mexican bishops' conference expressed solidarity with migrants "suffering persecution and violence" in the United States amid protests roiling Los Angeles.
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The Ukrainian national flag flies near Holy Wisdom Cathedral, or St. Sophia Cathedral, in central Kyiv on Feb. 14, 2025, amid Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine. Up to seven people were killed and up to 13 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv and Odesa June 10, which also damaged the historic cathedral. (OSV News photo/Thomas Peter, Reuters)

Kyiv’s historic cathedral damaged in Russian air strikes

Up to seven people were killed and up to 13 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv and Odesa June 10, which also damaged the historic Holy Wisdom Cathedral, also known as St. Sophia Cathedral.
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People light candles in the main square of Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025, following a deadly shooting at the Dreierschützengasse high school. A former student opened fire at the school in Austria's second-biggest city, killing at least nine people, mostly teenagers, and wounding at least 12 others before taking his own life, authorities said. (OSV News photo/Leonhard Foeger, Reuters)

On a day of ‘national tragedy,’ Austria mourns 10 victims of school shooting

After one of the worst rampages in Austria's history, the picturesque European country has been "shattered," with bishops offering prayers and support to victims' families.
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