Read more about the article Israeli families missing loved ones wait for proof of life; patriarch appeals for prayer, fasting
Family and friends mourn Danielle, 25, and Noam, 26, an Israeli couple who were killed in a deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza as they attended a festival, as they are buried next to each other during their funeral in Kiryat Tivon, Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. The Israel-Hamas war so far has claimed more than 2,600 lives. (OSV News photo/Shir Torem, Reuters)

Israeli families missing loved ones wait for proof of life; patriarch appeals for prayer, fasting

‘It is impossible to explain what I feel’

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Read more about the article Ukrainian Catholic leaders condemn ‘unconscionable’ attacks on Israel
A pilgrim prays on the steps outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City Oct. 10, 2023. Pilgrims who were in Israel following a surprise terrorist attack by Hamas against civilian communities in southern Israel Oct. 7 lit candles and said prayers of peace at the church as fighting continued in southern Israel. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)

Ukrainian Catholic leaders condemn ‘unconscionable’ attacks on Israel

‘Terrorism is never an answer!‘

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Read more about the article Synodal spirituality is at ‘heart of Church’s renewal,’ cardinal says
Synod participants attend a Byzantine Divine Liturgy at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica as part of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Synodal spirituality is at ‘heart of Church’s renewal,’ cardinal says

‘Let us pray in this Divine Liturgy that the Lord makes us worthy laborers of his harvest’

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Read more about the article Jerusalem church leaders call for peace following deadly Hamas attack
Mourners carry the bodies of twin Palestinian babies, Ossayd and Mohammad Abu Hmaid, during their funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Oct. 8, 2023. Health officials said they were killed along with their mother and three sisters in Israeli strikes. (OSV News photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters) Editors: note graphic content.

Jerusalem church leaders call for peace following deadly Hamas attack

‘We unequivocally condemn any acts that target civilians, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity or faith’

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Read more about the article Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for international help to de-escalate violence amid devastating Hamas attack on Israel
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, Oct. 7, 2023. The strikes were in retaliation after Hamas breached Israeli security along the Gaza border at dawn and entered border communities amidst a barrage of over 2,000 rockets that reached into Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for international help to de-escalate violence amid devastating Hamas attack on Israel

‘We ask God to inspire world leaders in their intervention for the implementation of peace and concord so that Jerusalem may be a house of prayer for all peoples’

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops pray for peace following Hamas’ attack on Israel
Palestinians watch the civil defense team as they search for victims trapped under the rubble of a house destroyed during Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (OSV News photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)

U.S. bishops pray for peace following Hamas’ attack on Israel

‘The world is once again shocked and horrified by the outbreak of ferocious violence in the Holy Land’

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Read more about the article Cardinal addresses ‘exaggerated expectations’ over synod
Participants at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops recite morning prayer before finishing their discussions on the assembly's first module, which was on the meaning of synodality and how to promote it in the church, in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 7, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Cardinal addresses ‘exaggerated expectations’ over synod

‘Synodality does not mean expressing personal opinions, but walking together’

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Read more about the article Poll: U.S. Catholics’ views on climate show no significant ‘Laudato Si’’ effect years later
Rock formations and mountains are pictured near Los Alamos, N.M., Nov. 21, 2020. Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change -- and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society. The pope released his new apostolic exhortation "Laudate Deum" (“Praise God”) Oct. 4, 2023, as a follow-up to his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home." (OSV News photo/CNS file, Bob Roller)

Poll: U.S. Catholics’ views on climate show no significant ‘Laudato Si’’ effect years later

‘We cannot fail to consider the effects on people’s lives of environmental deterioration, current models of development and the throwaway culture’

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Read more about the article Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly
Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Ann Burghardt, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, join other Christian representatives for an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square Sept. 30, 2023, ahead of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly

‘I hope that all the churches listen more to the laity, that they trust in their zeal for the Church and their competence to serve her and that they respect and listen to them’

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Read more about the article Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church ‘symphony’
Pope Francis places a red biretta on the head of new Cardinal Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, during a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church ‘symphony’

‘We have the Holy Spirit as our master: the interior master of each one of us and the master of walking together’

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