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When does Christmas actually end?

Jan 2, 2023

By Christine Rousselle

Just how many days is Christmas? When should you finally take those lights off the porch, or remove the tree? Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Feb. 1, 2020.

How to be hopeful? Stay close to the Lord, pope says on Candlemas

Feb 1, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

There are always things which seem hopeless if seen with the eyes of the world, which is why those in... Read more

Pope Francis prays at Mass on Candlemas Feb. 2, 2018.

Choose every day to follow Jesus, Pope Francis says on Candlemas

Feb 2, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

To follow Christ is a choice which must be made day in and day out, Pope Francis said Saturday, explaining... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica, on February 2, 2018.

Don’t let technology replace real encounters, Francis says on Candlemas

Feb 2, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis told consecrated men and women Friday that they are called to have real encounters with their brothers and... Read more

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Aerial view of Saint-Maurice Abbey in the Valais region of Switzerland, Sept. 20, 2023.

Oldest monastery in the West was built on the spot of St. Maurice’s martyrdom

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Argentine bishops’ commission opposes government’s technical assistance to sex workers

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Mexican diocese denounces hacking of several of its social media accounts

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan speaks during a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 21, 2023, in New York City. The security council held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.

‘Destruction’ of ethnic Armenians is imminent, experts warn

A group of women and children guarded by security forces in Mucimboa da Praia of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province in early September 2023.

Catholic peace organization condemns sexual enslavement of Mozambican Christians

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of USAF General David Allvin for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force on Sept. 12, 2023 at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Senate confirms military appointments, bypassing pro-life blockade by Tuberville

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is opening a new $4 million state-of-the-art Seton Shrine Museum and Visitor Center on Sept. 22, 2023.

Seton Shrine’s new additions offer interactive encounter with first American-born saint

Lydia Taylor (blue shirt), and other student pro-life protesters from across the state of North Carolina traveled to North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro on Sept. 15, 2023, to demonstrate outside of Vice President Kamala Harris's speech calling for the expansion of abortion access.

Pro-life students harassed by ‘mob’ after VP Kamala Harris talk in North Carolina

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Who are the Chinese bishops attending the Synod on Synodality?

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, on Feb. 20, 2023.

Synod 2023: Participants to include two bishops from mainland China, Archbishop Paglia

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Lydia Taylor (blue shirt), and other student pro-life protesters from across the state of North Carolina traveled to North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro on Sept. 15, 2023, to demonstrate outside of Vice President Kamala Harris's speech calling for the expansion of abortion access.

Pro-life students harassed by ‘mob’ after VP Kamala Harris talk in North Carolina

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is opening a new $4 million state-of-the-art Seton Shrine Museum and Visitor Center on Sept. 22, 2023.

Seton Shrine’s new additions offer interactive encounter with first American-born saint

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan speaks during a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 21, 2023, in New York City. The security council held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.

‘Destruction’ of ethnic Armenians is imminent, experts warn

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of USAF General David Allvin for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force on Sept. 12, 2023 at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Senate confirms military appointments, bypassing pro-life blockade by Tuberville

Aerial view of Saint-Maurice Abbey in the Valais region of Switzerland, Sept. 20, 2023.

Oldest monastery in the West was built on the spot of St. Maurice’s martyrdom