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FEATURES
THE PAPAL CALENDAR
In 2024, agenda for Pope Francis is not full, but the spotlight’s on major events
‘RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS’
Observe the season in solidarity with Christians in the Holy Land
SOCIAL MEDIA
OSV NEWS
- St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the terrors of mid-Lent
- Pope Leo to receive Liberty Medal for promotion of religious liberty, human dignity
- Christians in Holy Land face further despair, suffering, Latin Patriarchate official says
- St. Patrick wasn’t actually born Irish, but here are 11 early saints who were
- God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says
- ‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
- In new pastoral message, El Paso bishop calls for end to mass deportations
- Pope Leo XIV calls for Middle East ceasefire
- Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics chair, awarded Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal
- In a return to tradition, Pope Leo moves into new home in the Apostolic Palace






