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OSV’s 2024 Catholics of the Year

(OSV News) — By the time December rolls around each year, it feels like the past 12 months have seen it all. In particular for 2024, they saw tens of thousands of people kneeling in Lucas Oil Stadium; the doors of Notre Dame Cathedral reopened; a history-making election; another Roman synod; and, always, too much […] The post OSV’s 2024 Catholics of the Year first appeared on OSV News.

Indigenous Christian village in Bangladesh burned down on Christmas

Stephan Uttom Rozario

DHAKA, Bangladesh (OSV News) — An Indigenous Christian village was burned to the ground just after midnight on Christmas Day in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. The attack occurred in the Bandarban district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar, at around 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 25. The area is in the Catholic Archdiocese of […] The post Indigenous Christian village in Bangladesh burned down on Christmas first appeared on OSV News.

Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says in Nazareth

Judith Sudilovsky

NAZARETH, Israel (OSV News) — An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to “get something” but rather is a sign of the Holy Year, of the moment where the faithful must put themselves in front of God to discover the reality of oneself and see the need for forgiveness, the […] The post Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says in Nazareth first appeared on OSV News.

Custos: Wish of Holy Land Christians is to start again and live in peace in land of ancestors

Father Patrick Briscoe

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid the turmoil of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region. As head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land — which has been entrusted with safeguarding the holy sites of Christianity […] The post Custos: Wish of Holy Land Christians is to start again and live in peace in land of ancestors first appeared on OSV News.

Pope Francis, bishops pray for families of those who perished in South Korean plane crash

MUAN, South Korea (OSV News) — A passenger plane arriving from Bangkok exploded after skidding off the runway at a South Korean airport in Muan Dec. 29, crashing into a concrete fence and claiming the lives of most of the 181 people on board. The suspected cause of the crash was a failure of its […] The post Pope Francis, bishops pray for families of those who perished in South Korean plane crash first appeared on OSV News.

Gunmen shoot Catholic priest dead in Nigeria on Boxing Day

IHIALA, Nigeria (OSV News) — In a dark sign of descending security in Africa’s most populous country, a Catholic priest has been shot dead on the open road in southeast Nigeria on Boxing Day. According to a statement from the Diocese of Nnewi, the priest was traveling on a local expressway on the evening of […] The post Gunmen shoot Catholic priest dead in Nigeria on Boxing Day first appeared on OSV News.

Latino webinar gathering focuses on getting youth to Mass

Armando Machado

(OSV News) — While discussing the topic “How Do We Get Our Children to Attend Mass?” in a webinar, participants from the U.S. and Latin America emphasized the importance of guiding children and youth in faith while respecting their freedom to make their own spiritual choices, so they can build a deep, personal relationship with God. […] The post Latino webinar gathering focuses on getting youth to Mass first appeared on OSV News.

For Catholics in Nicaragua, the year has been ‘tragic on every level’

Junno Arocho Esteves

(OSV News) — For Latin American Catholics, December is an important month, not just in anticipation of the Christmas celebrations, but also for important Marian feast days, such as Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Immaculate Conception, that remain linked to their cultural history. In Nicaragua, however, the days of public celebrations, processions and outward […] The post For Catholics in Nicaragua, the year has been ‘tragic on every level’ first appeared on OSV News.

Life issues — from abortion to immigration — took center stage in 2024

Kimberley Heatherington

(OSV News) — In an eventful year for life issues — including abortion, assisted suicide, and immigration — advocates and opponents alike wrestled with outcomes, each other, governments, public opinion, and the ballot box. Ultimately — according to various experts interviewed by OSV News — 2024 will perhaps be remembered as 12 months stocked with both […] The post Life issues — from abortion to immigration — took center stage in 2024 first appeared on OSV News.

In Bethlehem’s empty streets, a shopkeeper fights to keep hope alive

Father Patrick Briscoe

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (OSV News) — In the birthplace of hope, Shibly Kando’s Christmas is marked by uncertainty as war has left his long-planned shop empty and his community struggling to survive. Kando’s new store, located between the Shepherds’ Field and the heart of Bethlehem, was set to open on Oct. 12, 2023. However, the […] The post In Bethlehem’s empty streets, a shopkeeper fights to keep hope alive first appeared on OSV News.

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