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2024 Black History Month: African Americans and the arts
Each year ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History), the founding organization of Black History Month, dedicates a Black history theme.
Catholic Church can help rid world of leprosy, says veteran Polish aid worker
(OSV News) — The age-old curse of leprosy can be finally wiped out if church leaders join others worldwide in a greater commitment against it, according to a veteran Polish Catholic doctor and missionary.
Pope: For the terminally ill, incurable does not mean ‘un-care-able’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People who are terminally ill and their families should always receive the care and assistance they need, Pope Francis said.
Church decries inaction as cartel violence forces hundreds to flee Mexico’s Chiapas state
MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Catholic peace group Pueblo Creyente marched through the colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas Jan. 26 to remember the late Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, who promoted a vision of an autochthonous church in the largely Indigenous state of Chiapas.
Report: Vocations to religious life in US decline, but key factors can positively impact numbers
(OSV News) — A new report shows a continued decrease in the number of permanent vocations to consecrated life in the U.S. — but key factors such as family life, devotional practices, Catholic education and personal encouragement can positively impact those numbers.
OneLife LA attendees say day’s steady rain a challenge that only ‘makes us stronger’
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — There was no escaping the rain.
Pro-lifers will march until abortion is ‘unthinkable,’ says head of March for Life
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation’s capital for the 51st annual March for Life Jan. 19, undeterred by several inches of snow that accumulated in Washington leading up to — and during — the event.
Two years into war, Knights of Columbus steadfast in Ukraine on front lines of aid
(OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus remain steadfast in bringing relief to vulnerable Ukrainians living in some of the hardest-hit areas, one of the organization’s leaders told OSV News.
Broglio: Reflect on Rev. King’s ‘rallying cry’ to confront today’s ‘evils of racism’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement.