Archive for December 24, 2017

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By Perry West

How do we fund sacred art in the Church? This priest has an idea

The John Paul II Foundation for the Sacred Arts is rethinking how the Catholic Church should fund well-crafted art. But... Read more

Pope Francis says the Midnight Mass of Christmas, Dec. 24, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis: Christmas invites us to be messengers of hope, tenderness

Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus is an invitation for all Christians to imitate him in reaching out to... Read more

Pope Francis prays the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Dec. 8, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Mary is a perfect example of how to respond to God's plan, Pope says

With Christmas just a day away, Pope Francis said Mary's humble and modest response at the announcement of Jesus' birth... Read more

Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo. Photo Courtesy of Christian Gennari/www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.it?w=200&h=150

'A saint for our times' – the inspiring story of Chiara Corbella Petrillo

Chiara Corbella Petrillo lived a short life. She met her husband Enrico Petrillo at age 18, became the mother of... Read more

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Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan lawyer and Catholic researcher, urges the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to “return your eyes to Nicaragua” at a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA

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Scott Adams had previously announced his intention to convert to Christianity. | Credit: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public

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New York senator pushes for more church security after crimes, vandalism at Catholic parishes

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Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. | Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Angola among African countries Pope Leo XIV to visit; dates being finalized

Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice celebrates Mass with Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany, and other clergy at the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Filipov, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the 1866 healing of Magdalena Kade. | Credit: Lubomír Holý/Člověk a víra

Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions

St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte

Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap addresses the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta at the Magistral Villa on Rome’s Aventine Hill on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. | Credit: Order of Malta

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