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Holy Land tourism begins to return to normalcy after pandemic, but Ukraine war presents other setbacks
By Tom Tracy, OSV NewsLast December's Christmas tree lightings in many towns and cities in Jerusalem finally pointed to a return toward normalcy for Holy Land pilgrim visits and tourism to Israel following the global pandemic and lockdowns beginning in 2020.
Brazilian church provides aid to the Yanomami, call for justice upon "genocide"
By Eduardo Campos Lima, OSV NewsThe severe health care and hunger crisis affecting the Yanomami indigenous people in Roraima state prompted the Brazilian church to coordinate help and to work side by side with government agencies and indigenous organizations to provide food and medical attention to the sick.
Over 2,800 dead as 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria
By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV NewsA powerful earthquake struck Turkey and Syria in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more wounded.
Pistons assistant coach ready for leap of faith
By Daniel Meloy, OSV NewsFr. John McKenzie first noticed Andrew Jones III in the halls of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., where Jones was holding his son, Andrew IV.
Yanomami tragedy called ‘genocide’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt least 570 children dead, images of emaciated women desperately trying to feed babies who seem to be swimming in and out of consciousness, adults with skin stretched over shoulders and rib cages — these revelations strewn across Brazilian media have missionaries, Brazil’s bishops and even newly installed Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva using the word “genocide.”
Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceLadislas set a machete under the crucifix. Bijoux laid a wicker mat there. And Emelda dropped military fatigues.
Insomnia led to Benedict resignation
By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV NewsPope Benedict XVI’s biographer revealed that the late pontiff for years suffered from insomnia and exhaustion, which ultimately led him to resign from the papacy.
Mosque suicide bombing targets police, dozens dead
By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV NewsDozens of people, mostly police and security forces, were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northeastern Pakistan.
Pope Francis arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceAfter flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly -- in every sense -- to Congo where Catholics make up the majority of the population and where, for decades, the Catholic Church has been at the forefront of efforts to bring peace, education and health care to the people.
Christian quarter targeted as Jerusalem spirals into weekend of violence
By Judith Sudilovsky, OSV NewsFollowing a rampage of a radical Jewish gang in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on the evening of Jan. 26, the Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land called on political and religious authorities to bring civil and religious life in Jerusalem back to "greater serenity.