Archive for December 14, 2024

Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever

Even before his ordeal in prison, Father Alfred Delp had preached and written extensively on Advent, even exhorting his people... Read more

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By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Christmas 2024: Catholic gifts for anyone on your shopping list

With Christmas quickly approaching, you may still be looking for the perfect gift for people on your shopping list. Read more

Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

Here is the story of John Traynor, whose miraculous healing at Lourdes was announced Dec. 8 by the archbishop of... Read more

Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation

The pope emphasized the unique power of music to foster unity and communion, drawing parallels to the first Christmas. Read more

Lee Edwares received the VOC Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, at the opening of the Victims of Communism Museum, June 2022. This medal is the highest honor from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994.?w=200&h=150

By Matt McDonald

Lee Edwards, Catholic historian of American conservatism, dies at 92

Edwards died a little before 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Read more