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People attend the burial of victims of a Sept. 8-9, 2025, massacre in Ntoyo, in the area of St. Joseph of Manguredjipa Catholic Parish, in the Congolese province of North Kivu. According to local sources close to the charity, the massacre -- attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces -- left at least 64 dead, many of whom were killed while taking part in a wake. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church)

Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters

The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need expressed its "deep concern and solidarity" with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on the night of Sept. 8-9 in Ntoyo.
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Ecumenical patriarch pledges solidarity with Ukrainians

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople pledged solidarity with Ukrainians forced to flee their country and thanked neighboring Poland for showing "generosity, charity and hospitality" since the start of the Russian invasion.
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Canadian Indigenous give pope moccasins, ask him to walk with them

Members of the Métis National Council gave Pope Francis a set of beaded moccasins and asked him to walk with them on the path of truth, justice and healing of Canada's Indigenous communities.
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US bishops join pope in worldwide prayer for Ukraine and Russia

Bishops in the U.S. took part in Pope Francis' invitation to join him in a moment of prayer, consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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U.S. set to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

The Biden administration said March 24 that the United States plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians as refugees.
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Catholic advocates keep calling for end to ‘shameful’ immigration rule

Two years after the implementation of a public health rule limiting who enters the U.S. at its borders, Catholic immigration advocates keep calling out the Biden administration for continuing it and they are demanding its demise.
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USCCB president, committee chairmen recommit church to pro-life initiatives

As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together "in prayer and expectant hope that states will ...
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