Fourth week calls us to await the revelation of Christ Incarnate
The faithful hear the Annunciation in the Gospel. Mary’s example of faith and obedience to God allow her to respond with her fiat.
Bring peace on earth and in hearts by going to confession, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Head to confession so Christmas can be a time of peace in your hearts, Pope Francis told Vatican employees and their families.
Priest’s ‘sweet secret’: He invented machine that ‘hooked’ the candy cane
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) — An Arkansas priest-inventor had a hand in creating the candy canes that you know and love this time of year.
Gingrich formally begins service as U.S. ambassador to Holy See
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Callista L. Gingrich presented her letters of credential to Pope Francis, formally assuming her duties as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
Santa comes early for diocesan preschool classrooms
Sans the snow and eight tiny reindeer, Christmas came early for children attending the 29 preschools in the Diocese of Phoenix.
The foolish wisdom of the Three Wise Men
“I call them the three fools.”
“What?” I said a little incredulously to Dr. Robbins.
“Yeah, I call them the three fools. After all, who would leave everything that is safe and comfortable to travel in the darkness after a star merely because it promised something better?”
Young women embrace early stages of religious life
Pope Francis offered words of comfort to young adults spending Christmas break or semester break discerning their future.
Stories, tears flow freely for descendants of slaves Jesuits owned, sold
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Inside the parish hall of St. Gabriel the Archangel Church in New Orleans, the personal stories flowed as freely as the tears.
Cardinal Law, whose legacy was marred by sex abuse scandal, dies
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States’ most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.
Press must be factual, free from manipulation, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People need factual and trustworthy news that avoids sensationalism and whipping up heated reactions, Pope Francis said.
