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Is Christmas simply a re-imagining of ancient pagan celebrations?
by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Dec 13, 2020 / 04:58 am ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and, perhaps, to have one’s social media inundated with memes about Christmas being nothing more than a co-opted pagan holiday – maybe a winter solstice celebration – repurposed and baptized by Christianity. “There …
Assisi is illuminated with Giotto’s frescoes this Christmas season
by Courtney Mares Assisi, Italy, Dec 17, 2021 / 15:17 pm Saint Francis’ hometown of Assisi has once again been illuminated with Giotto’s frescoes this Christmas season. The frescoes from the interior of the Basilica of St. Francis are being projected each night onto the town’s churches from Dec. 8 …
Traditionis custodes: Vatican further tightens restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 18, 2021 / 04:36 am The Vatican issued Saturday further strict guidelines on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, in response to questions about the motu proprio Traditionis custodes. The explanatory document, which bans confirmations and ordinations according to pre-Vatican II Roman Missals, was published …
10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene
by CNA Staff Greccio, Italy, Dec 17, 2021 / 04:00 am In 2019, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on the meaning and importance of the Christmas nativity scene. He signed the document, Admirabile signum (“Enchanting image”), on Dec. 1 that year, at the Shrine of the Nativity in Greccio, a hilltown in the …
College hoops announcer Dick Vitale, battling cancer, draws strength from his Catholic faith
by Autumn Jones Denver Newsroom, Dec 9, 2021 / 17:16 pm Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale is relying on his Catholic faith and the power of prayer to help him through his battle with cancer. Known affectionately as “Dickie V,” the 82-year-old sportscasting icon was diagnosed with melanoma …
Advent Calendar 2021
Friday, November 26 – Saturday, December 25 Franciscan Christmas 2021 St. Francis Seraph Courtyard, Liberty & Vine Sts., Cincinnati 45202 This year the displays of A Franciscan Christmas are coming back to the church and friary. The nativities from around the world will be displayed in church in the alcoves …
Benedictine nuns in Missouri honor Christ the King with new album
by Carl Bunderson Kansas City, Mo., Dec 3, 2021 / 15:06 pm After the harrowing experience of shootings at their abbey in rural Missouri, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles resolved to record an album for Christ the King in thanksgiving for His protection and governance. “We were talking …
Detroit archbishop ‘heartbroken’ over Michigan school shooting
by Joe Bukuras Detroit, Mich., Dec 1, 2021 / 14:16 pm Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit said he was “heartbroken” on Tuesday after hearing of the “horrific tragedy” of a school shooting outside the city earlier in the day. “I am heartbroken to hear of the horrific tragedy at Oxford …
Seek the Lord for December 2021 by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
One of our great treasures as Catholics is the rhythm of the Church calendar in which the hopeful message of God’s great love for us is renewed each year in a way that is familiar yet always new. A new Church year has just begun with the First Sunday of …
The leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic community longs to return to the country
by Andrea Gagliarducci Rome, Italy, Nov 29, 2021 / 08:00 am Following the Taliban takeover, there is no longer a Catholic community to speak of in Afghanistan. But Fr. Giovanni Scalese’s eyes are set on the future, not the recent past. The Italian priest who has led the Mission Sui …
