Archive for December 31, 2017

An Ethiopian scroll in the Gerald and Barbara Weiner collection at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

One of the largest collections of Ethiopian religious texts is in DC

With a recent gift of more than 600 handmade leather manuscripts, the Catholic University of America is now home to... Read more

Pope Francis delivers a homily at Vespers in St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 31, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Our response to the gift of Jesus? – ‘Thank you,’ Pope says New Year’s Eve

At Vespers for the close of 2017, Pope Francis said that the only adequate response to God’s gift of His... Read more