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Cardinal Sarah addresses First African Congress on liturgy

December 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA

ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
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The blood of Saint Januarius and ecumenical light in Naples

December 9, 2023 Ines Angeli Murzaku 15

As the Church marked the beginning of Advent with the lighting of the Hope candle, a series of extraordinary events unfolded, capturing the attention of the Italian media, including the Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy. A […]

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Vatican unveils nativity scene honoring St. Francis of Assisi and devotion’s 800-year-old origin 

December 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary. / Credit:

Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican unveiled its annu… […]

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The Second Sunday of Advent: “In my end is my beginning”

December 8, 2023 Carl E. Olson 6

Readings: • Is 40:1-5, 9-11 • Ps 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14 • 2 Pt 3:8-14 • Mk 1:1-8 One of the great mysteries we experience constantly and live with every second—quite literally—is the mystery of time. We […]

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Bishop Strickland was advised to leave Tyler Diocese but can still say Mass there

December 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 11

Bishop Joseph Strickland. / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Tyler

National Catholic Register, Dec 8, 2023 / 10:17 am (CNA).
Retired Bishop Joseph Strickland has been advised to leave his former Diocese of Tyler, Texas, but has not been told … […]

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Is Elon Musk’s “philosophy of curiosity” enough?

December 7, 2023 Matthew Becklo 17

Everywhere one looks these days, one sees Elon Musk blazing a trail—an audacity not without its sparks and, yes, the occasional firestorm. Most recently, Musk had some choice words for advertisers leaving X in protest […]

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Advent is a call to holiness and transformation in Christ

December 7, 2023 Fr. Charles Fox 0

“The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” The French Catholic author Léon Bloy wrote these words in his 1897 novel La Femme […]

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St. Ambrose: Father, Doctor, bishop, theologian, apologist, and liturgist

December 7, 2023 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

Today the Church honors the memory of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, born in Trier in 340 A.D. He was yet a catechumen, in 374, when he was nominated Bishop by popular acclamation, and so […]

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FBI director grilled after release of new report on targeting of Catholics

December 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 19

Christopher Wray at his confirmation hearing on July 12, 2017. / Credit: Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Image

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 6, 2023 / 17:35 pm (CNA).
Sen. Josh Hawley engaged in a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray on … […]

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You better watch out—St. Nicholas is coming to town

December 6, 2023 Fr. Dn. Christopher B. Warner 11

Everyone loves jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas. There is something romantic and cozy about telling Santa stories around the crackling fire. He is an icon of the Christmas season. But not everyone agrees about the real […]

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