Christmas is reminder of God’s great power, pope says at audience
The annual celebration of Christ's birth fills Christians with hope and joy because it is a reminder that the power of God is always at work, and he does great things even through the weak and the small, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Local Catholic headed to Rose Parade’s Donate Life float
Amanda Missildine, a newlywed Catholic, will be making another heartfelt journey Jan. 1 -- this time with her husband watching from the stands.
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Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead at Pope Benedict’s 2013
Fortunetelling, like all occult practices, is strictly taboo at the Vatican; and prophecy is a rare gift among journalists. But Pope Benedict XVI's calendar for 2013 is already filling up with planned, probable or possible events.
Parishioners mourn firefighters ambushed while responding to blaze
Christmas Masses in the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., took on a somber tone as parishioners mourned two volunteer firefighters fatally shot while responding to a fire in a lakeshore community outside of Rochester.
Justice Sotomayor denies injunction against contraceptive mandate
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied two companies' request for an injunction while they challenge part of the Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate in court.
Most Holy Trinity dedicates memorial site
The word “surprise” characterizes key parts of a new memorial site at Most Holy Trinity Parish, most especially the 4-year-old it honors.
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USCCB committees call for action in response to Newtown tragedy
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television shows.
Make room for God, pray for peace, pope says in Christmas services
The pope urged people to recognize the connection between believing in God and helping others through acts of charity and by praying and working for peace.
Pope visits butler in jail, personally delivers pardon
During a 15-minute meeting in the Vatican police barracks, Pope Benedict XVI visited with his former butler, Paolo Gabriele, and told him he was forgiven and was being pardoned.
Priest tells young artists their work inspires, ‘explains our faith’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Art and faith complement one another, a priest told this year's winners of the Christmas Artwork Contest of the Missionary Childhood...