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On the surprising sanity of Bill Gates on climate change…..
I didn’t see this coming. I could hardly believe the news article that came across my desk the other day: none other than Bill Gates was urging climate advocates to …
Month: December 2025
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Christmas traditions around the world
Every December and in every country on the planet, people celebrate Christmas. There may be caroling, candles, decorated trees, Nativity scenes, candy canes, Advent wreaths, mistletoe, wrapped gifts, social gatherings, …
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Pope Leo XIV Highlights Key Virtues of Saint Joseph for Final Days of Advent
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 21, 2025. Leo pointed to how the saint set …
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Pope Leo XIV highlights key virtues for final days of Advent
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on December 21, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 21, …
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Catholic Church needs to share ‘beautiful truth’ of humanity amid AI concerns, experts say
By Madeleine Teahan London, England, Dec 21, 2025 / 08:00 am The Catholic Church must be bolder in sharing its vision of human anthropology, expert voices in the Church have …
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Church in Jordan reopens as a rare window into pre-Constantinian Christianity
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Dec 21, 2025 / 07:00 am In Aqaba, a port city on the Red Sea in Jordan, an archaeological church site dating to the late …
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This Miracle on 66th Street Includes an Adorable Nativity Pageant
Jeffrey BrunoAbove is one of the many sweet moments of the Sisters of Life Nativity pageant. Dozens of children, a room full of gratitude, and the quiet heroism of the …
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St. Francis and the story of the first Nativity scene
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Dec 21, 2025 / 06:00 am It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to …
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The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood — but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
Images of the son of God depict him as petting lions, rescuing another boy from a tower, and standing on a sunbeam.
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ICE nativity offers Boston archbishop a leadership opportunity: An apology
“What’s the truth of Christ’s birth that we need to focus on today?” writes Bill Mitchell.