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Why Hicks is the right choice for New York
When you think about the needs of the Archdiocese of New York, and the enormity of the task of leading more than 2 million Catholics, Bishop Ronald Hicks seems tailor-made …
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Podcast: When did you have an epiphany of the nonviolent Jesus?
This week on “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear takes a deep dive into Matthew 2, the famous story of the Magi.
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What does it mean to have Christian faith? Look at Christmas for the answer
God made God’s-self powerless to know us more intimately, and as God’s Word entered history, for one breathtaking moment all of Creation sang out with rejoicing.
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Anxiety and hope mark Advent for Palestinian Christians
Following two years of absence, public Christmas festivities, like holiday lights in Bethlehem and other locales, are returning. Also making an appearance, say some observers, are dribbles of visitors to …
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Archbishop Coakley defends immigration stance in TV interview (Politico)
Archbishop Paul Coakley, the president of the US bishops’ conference, defended the American bishops’ focus on immigration in a Sunday television interview, saying that the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal …
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Priestly formation is key, Pope writes in new apostolic letter (Vatican News)
“A fidelity that generates the future is what priests are called to today,” Pope Leo XIV says, in the opening line of a new apostolic letter on priestly formation. The …
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Foster missionary attitude, Pope urges Roman Curia [news analysis] (Vatican Press Office)
In a December 22 address to the leaders of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV insisted that the work of the Vatican should be characterized by a missionary attitude and …
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Catholic author reflects on interrogating Guantanamo prisoners (Lincoln diocese)
Author and translator Jennifer Bryson, whose most recent published work is a translation of the German Catholic author Ida Görres, reflected on her experience interrogating prisoners at Guantanamo, and how …
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Nigerian officials: all kidnapped school children are now free (BBC)
Nigerian government officials have announced that all of the children abducted from a Catholic school by gunmen on November 21 have now been set free. Over 250 students and teachers …
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St. Chaeromon
St. Chaeromon Feast date: Dec 22 Not much is known about the life of St. Chaeromon except that he was a bishop of Nilopolis in Egypt who was already advanced …