Moral Courage
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Pope urges church to listen to sorrows of abuse victims, walk together
Two women shared testimonies of faith and healing, including Diane Foley, mother of slain U.S. journalist James W. Foley.
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Pope praises forgiveness as mother of slain US journalist James Foley speaks of healing at Vatican
Diane Foley was one of the featured speakers at a special Vatican vigil service in St. Peter’s Basilica on the eve of a Holy Year…
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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of Consolation: Where pain is deep, hope in Jesus must be stronger
The pope delivered his homily after hearing testimonies from Lucia Di Mauro and Diane Foley, whose sons were murdered.
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News Briefing: Church in the World
Pope Leo received Diane Foley, the mother the journalist of James Foley beheaded by Islamic State militants in 2014.
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Paul Whelan wants to help improve care given to returning wrongfully detained Americans
Paul Whelan returned to the United States in 2024 after being wrongfully detained in a Russian prison for more than five years.
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Pickleball fundraiser in memory of Omer Neutra
A pickleball fundraiser was held in honor of Omer Neutra, a Plainview, New York, native, who died in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on…
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‘My family is not whole’: Hamas hostage’s father continues push to bring home remaining captives
Ruby Chen, an Israeli American, is the father of deceased Hamas hostage Itay Chen, who was a member of the Israeli Defense Forces.
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The Forgotten American: Can There Be Life After 12 Years in a Chinese Prison?
Mark Swidan was wrongly imprisoned in a Chinese prison for 12 years.
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Released NC hostage advocates for those remaining in Hamas captivity
Israeli America Keith Siegel, who was a Hamas hostage in Gaza and released in February, is hopeful the war will end.
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Edan Alexander returns home to Tenafly, N.J. to cheers from his supporters
Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, has finally returned to his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey.
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I was wrongfully imprisoned abroad. The US must do more to help people like me.
USA Today opinion contributor Paul Rusesabagina shares her story of being kidnapped and wrongfully imprisoned by the Rwandan government five years ago.
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Declan Walsh and New York Times Staff Awarded the 2024 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for Sudan War Coverage