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Despite a looming threat of being displaced forever from the Holy Land, the Christian community in Gaza is staying faithful to its commitment to help compatriots in facing an increasingly serious humanitarian crisis as war consumes all around them.
Indi Gregory, British girl whose life support was halted by court, dies
By OSV NewsIndi Gregory, a British girl whose parents battled the British courts to have her life support extended, died at 1:45 a.m. U.K. time Nov. 13.
Bishop Strickland removed from diocese after accusing pope of backing 'attack on the sacred'
By Maria Wiering, Peter Jesserer Smith, OSV NewsPope Francis has "relieved" Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, the Holy See Press Office announced Nov. 11. Simultaneously, Francis has appointed Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin as apostolic administrator to oversee the diocese until a new bishop is appointed.
Italy's prime minister takes case of baby on life support to highest levels of diplomacy
By OSV NewsItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urgently written to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Alex Chalk of the United Kingdom calling for the two countries to officially collaborate on facilitating 8-month-old Indi Gregory's transfer to Rome under the Hague Convention.
Younger U.S. priests increasingly identify as theologically conservative, politically moderate, 'first responders' to abuse
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsA closer look at the largest survey of U.S. Catholic priests in 50 years has revealed "a major shift in how priests view themselves and their priesthood," said researchers.
Ukraine’s Secret Service probes Russian Patriarch
By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta, OSV NewsUkraine’s Secret Service, SBU, has gathered evidence against Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who, it said, “blessed the racists to kill Ukrainians.”
‘Jobless and hopeless’: Latest fighting devastates Bethlehem’s tourist industry
By OSV News“I’ve never experienced anything like this before, never! It’s a war, not ‘like a war,’ it is a war,” said Rony Tabash, a member of a Christian family that has been in Bethlehem for generations, describing how the current conflict is directly impacting the Christian community in the West Bank.
Jordan's Christians cancel Christmas celebrations in solidarity with suffering Gaza
By OSV NewsChurches in Jordan are canceling Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gaza as violence in the Palestinian enclave mounts.
Caritas establishes 'humanitarian bridge' for hurricane-stricken Acapulco
By David Agren, OSV NewsThe morning after Hurricane Otis stormed through Acapulco as a Category 5 monster, Father Leonardo Morales surveyed the damage and saw total destruction.
Fate of captured Ukrainian Catholic priests unknown
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsThe fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Russian National Guard amid Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Forum 18, an Oslo, Norway-based news service that covers religious and intellectual freedom violations in several countries.
Pope Francis calls for cease-fire in Holy Land; Vatican-Iranian diplomats talk
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceThe day after Pope Francis called for a cease-fire in the Holy Land, his foreign minister spoke by phone with the foreign minister of Iran, "reiterating the absolute need to avoid escalating the conflict," the Vatican press office said.