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Christmas With St. Francis
On leaving Rome in 1223, St. Francis of Assisi made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo, where he had written his rule. It was …
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Nigerian priest shot on Christmas Eve (Vanguard)
Father Raymond Njoku, an assistant priest at a parish in Ogbaku in Nigeria’s Imo State, was shot as he drove back to his parish residence. “His vehicle was riddled with …
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Christ comes to transform us, Ukrainian Catholic leader says in Christmas message (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said in his Christmas message that “Christ comes to people in human flesh to transform them, to open up new perspectives for …
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Nuncio condemns arson attack on West Bank parish (Vatican News)
Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio to Israel and apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, condemned an arson attack on the parish in the West Bank city of Jenin. Vatican …
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Do not despair over possibility of Venezuelan bombing, Trinidad vicar general preaches (Trinidad & Tobago Guardian )
In his Christmas homily, the vicar general of Trinidad and Tobago’s sole diocese spoke of fears that “Venezuela might bomb Trinidad, and so we have this specter. We have this …
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Indian cardinal sees disconnect between attacks on Christians, government assurances (Catholic Connect)
On Christmas Day, the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (CNEWA profile) spoke of a “contradiction” between the continued violence against Christians in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expressions …
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St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 / 04:00 am If “Good King Wenceslas” is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know …
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A look back at the world of politics in 2025
As the year ends, much of American democracy seems to be in ruins with self-inflicted devastation, writes NCR’s Michael Sean Winters.
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Archpriest closes holy door at Santa Maria Maggiore (Vatican News)
Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, closed the basilica’s holy door on Christmas evening, as the 2025 jubilee year begins to come to a …
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Jerusalem cardinal, in Christmas message, highlights Christian way of ‘care, tenderness, and love’ (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
In his Christmas message, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem contrasted the “common refrain” of “violence, strength, and hatred” with the tenderness and love awakened by the birth of the Incarnation …