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Is it okay to write ‘Merry Xmas’?: Inside the thousand-year-old Christian tradition

December 22, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Few things ignite the “culture wars” like the seemingly innocent and innocuous abbreviation “Merry Xmas.” Many, including faithful Christians, believe that the… […]

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Pope Angelus: ‘through silence and prayer, we make space for Jesus’ 

December 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis delivers Angelus message on Dec. 10, 2023. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Dec 10, 2023 / 10:40 am (CNA).
Pope Francis highlighted the importance of  listening to God by embracing the example of John the Baptist, “the voice of … […]

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PHOTOS: Pope Francis honors Virgin Mary on the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

A firefighter scales a long ladder to the top of a nearly 40-foot-high column to pay tribute at dawn to the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flowers on Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Dec 8, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
On the… […]

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Mexican exorcist warns against ‘vampires’ that can draw you away from God during Advent

December 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 5, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Father Eduardo Hayen, an exorcist of the Mexican Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, offered a reflection for the first week of Advent, warning about the “vampires” th… […]

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PHOTOS: Bethlehem welcomes Advent 2023 with quieter procession, still with hope

December 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The small procession of Franciscan friars, with the Custos of the Holy Land, arrives in Manger Square, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity, in Bethlehem on Saturday, Dec. 2, the day of the solemn entrance for the beginning of Advent. The Sq… […]

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Advent 2023: 5 Catholic resources to help prepare your heart for the birth of Jesus

December 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

For Advent 2023, Blessed Is She created a devotional for women called "Found." / Credit: Blessed Is She

CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
As we begin Advent and prepare for the birth of Christ in all the practical ways — gift b… […]

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Catholics can receive a plenary indulgence by praying before a Nativity scene 

November 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
This year, Catholics will be able to receive a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, … […]

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