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St. John Vianney—My children, the three acts of faith, hope, and charity …
My children, the three acts of faith, hope, and charity contain all the happiness of man upon the earth. — St. John Vianney
Year: 2025
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Dec. 9 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (USA), Opt. Mem.
Today the Church in the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), an Indian convert, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared as he was going …
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Dec. 9 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (USA), Opt. Mem.
Today the Church in the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), an Indian convert, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared as he was going …
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Dec. 9 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (USA), Opt. Mem.
Today the Church in the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), an Indian convert, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared as he was going …
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Boston pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE sign from Nativity display (WCVB)
A pastor in the Boston archdiocese has declined to remove an sign protesting Trump immigration policy from a Nativity display, despite a rebuke from the archdiocese. The figures of Jesus, …
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Trump honors Mary’s ‘freedom from original sin’ in Immaculate Conception message
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2025 / 18:09 pm President Donald Trump …
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Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again while conflict still echoes nearby
Spectators gather in Nativity Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem on Dec. 6, 2025. | Credit: HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / …
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Mariologists publish scathing critique of Vatican note on Mary’s titles
The Blessed Mother and the Child Jesus. | Credit: Zwiebackesser/Shutterstock National Catholic Register, Dec 8, 2025 / 16:58 pm One of the Catholic Church’s foremost associations of Mariologists has issued …
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2025: The Year of Violent Absurdities
(Image: Annie Spratt / Unsplash.com) In the past week or so, as I write this, the President of the United States has called a reporter “piggy,” the Governor of Minnesota …
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Trump Honors Mary’s ‘Freedom From Original Sin’ in Immaculate Conception Message
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. The presidential statement recognized the role Mary played in the salvation of humanity. The statement does, however, contain …