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(OSV News) — In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious groups are striving to celebrate Christmas amid growing chaos. With gangs taking control over vast areas of the capital city Port-au-Prince and other parts of the Caribbean nation, the turmoil has led to the The post Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said. The two leaders also spoke by telephone Dec. 19 during which the 82-year-old president thanked the pope “for his continued advocacy to alleviate The post Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10 first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the nation’s patronal church, has been named a special place of pilgrimage for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year 2025, the theme for which is “Pilgrims of Hope.” The designation — made by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ administrative committee The post National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception named a Jubilee Year site first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas song by some members of the multi-platinum hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas.  Its online music video — which also includes footage of the children’s synchronized performance — was released Dec. 13. The post 3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — The role of the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See is unlike any other in American government. It deals, as articulated well by former Holy See ambassador Jim Nicholson, in “the soft power of moral diplomacy,” one in which the “human condition and human dignity” have primacy of place. This position, under The post Who should represent the U.S. to the Holy See? first appeared on OSV News.