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Month: December 2021

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Pope Francis: Sagrada Familia’s new star shines for Barcelona’s poor, ill, elderly, and young people

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The 12-pointed star of the Sagrada Família Basilica’s Tower of the Virgin Mary is lit up for the first time. / Screenshot from Basílica de la Sagrada Família live stream.

Barcelona, Spain, Dec 8, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis said that a … […]

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Man attacks DC basilica’s Our Lady of Fatima statue by cutting off hands, hammering face

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Security personnel reported damage to the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2021. / Courtesy of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacula… […]

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5 facts to know about the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 6

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at night in Washington, DC. / Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Dec 8, 2021 / 10:37 am (CNA).
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholi… […]

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Knights of Columbus release St Joseph documentary online

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2021 / 06:01 am (CNA).
Inspired by Pope Francis’ declaration of the Year of St. Joseph, the Knights of Columbus have released a documentary on the Head of the Holy Family, which can now be accessed … […]

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Pope Francis hails ‘the beauty of Mary’s heart’ on Immaculate Conception feast

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Dec 8, 2021 / 05:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis highlighted “the beauty of Mary’s heart” in his Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Immaculate… […]

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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church leaders want a uniform liturgy. Why are they facing resistance?

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A St. Thomas Christian cross at the installation of Mar Joseph Srampickal at Preston North End stadium, England, on Oct. 9, 2016. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

London, England, Dec 8, 2021 / 03:10 am (CNA).
The leaders of the Syro-Malabar Cathol… […]

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Did you know the Immaculate Conception is patroness of the United States?

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Dec 8, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back to its earliest histo… […]

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Pope Francis makes early morning visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

An Italian firefighter places a wreath of flowers on the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, Dec. 8, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome, Italy, Dec 8, 2021 / 01:17 am (CNA).
Pope Francis made an early morning visit on W… […]

The Dispatch

From Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 to Beijing 2022

December 8, 2021 George Weigel 5

In July 2016, as we were sitting on the fantail of the Swiss sidewheeler Rhone while she chugged across Lake Geneva, my host pointed out the city of Lausanne, where a massive, glass-bedecked curvilinear building […]

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In the matter of Abp Aupetit, Pope Francis sacrifices truth to political expediency

December 7, 2021 Christopher R. Altieri 39

So, how bad is l’Affaire Aupetit? It depends on how you look at it. From a PR standpoint, it is going to be a rough few days in the papers, maybe a rough few weeks. […]

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