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Cardinal Gracias: Pope's visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh was successful yet challenging (Vatican News)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 am Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai (Bombay) is president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and is a member of the Pope’s 9-member advisory Council of Cardinals.
Br. Guy’s Christmas Message 2017
The Catholic Astronomer - Dec 21, 2017 at 4:01 am
Br. Guy takes a moment to consider the Christmas Season from an Astronomer's point of view. Thank you for all the support the Vatican Observatory Foundation has received during...
The King's visit to the Vatican confirms the Hashemites' custodianship of sanctities
Vatican Insider - Dec 21, 2017 at 4:00 am The CCSM views the visit of His Majesty the King to the State of Vatican as a confirmation of the Hashmemite's inherited duty relevant to the custodianship of the holy places....
Only Israeli-Palestinian agreement should change Jerusalem status quo, says Archbishop Pizzaballa
Catholic Herald - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:58 am The status quo of Jerusalem should remain until an agreement is reached by Palestinians and Israelis, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin...
Pope rips 'traitors' in Christmas message to Roman Curia (CWN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am Pope Francis lashed out at Vatican officials who resist his reform programs on December 21, in his Christmas message to the Roman Curia.
Leading Canadian bishop releases Christmas message (CCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am Click here for a video of the message, in which Bishop Lionel Gendron, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, emphasizes “shalom-peace.”
Chaldean Catholic patriarch releases 2017 Christmas message (Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako’s Christmas message, entitled “For the new phase of Iraq, let us move to the path of hope together,” has 3 sections: the hope of Iraqis, the hope of...
Ecumenical Patriarch, in Jerusalem, delivers lecture on religion and fundamentalism (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches. He delivered a lecture at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which awarded...
Iraq: Advent among Mosul refugees sees solidarity stronger than hardships (AsiaNews)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am AsiaNews interviews the parish priest in Amadiya, a Kurdish town of 11,000 in northern Iraq.
Catalonia votes in new election pivotal for independence campaign (Reuters)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 am In addition, 216 clergy and religious signed an open letter demanding the release of imprisoned Catalan leaders.
Coptic Orthodox patriarch says Pope Francis called him during recent hospitalization (SIR)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:12 amFrancis: I do not want any illegal or precarious work in the Vatican
Vatican Insider - Dec 21, 2017 at 3:00 am No more illegal or precarious work in the Vatican, “We cannot preach the social doctrine of the Church and then do things that do not correspond” to it. Pope Francis said this in...
Vatican Nativity scene sparks controversy (Miami Herald)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am The Nativity scene, unveiled on December 7 includes a portrayal of the corporal works of mercy in addition to the Holy Family.
Jerusalem archbishop, at press conference, reviews events of 2017 (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem holds an annual pre-Christmas press conference. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the apostolic administrator, renewed his criticism of...
Yemen's children risk death as fuel shortage creates water crisis (Voice of America)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/21 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Vatican newspaper pays tribute to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and her community (CWN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am L’Osservatore Romano has published a front-page tribute to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and the order she founded on the 100th anniversary of her death.
US Ambassador Haley: we 'will be taking names' of countries that vote against US on Jerusalem recognition (The Algemeiner)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/21 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Number of migrants worldwide rises to 258 million (Washington Post)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 am According to a UN report, the countries with the largest number of immigrants are the United States, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Russia, and the UK. The states with the largest...
In Defense of Santa Claus
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 21, 2017 at 2:10 am
When I was attending Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas—the precise year and semester, I have forgotten—I met the first opposition to Santa Claus. I had known that there...
