Archive for December 2, 2024

Team Saint Paul schedules frequent adoration for soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Military archdiocese launches initiative to build Catholic communities on military bases

Team Saint Paul, a new endeavor by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, places team members near military bases. Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

Republicans introduce bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biological differences

The Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 is designed to prevent government officials and courts from reinterpreting terms through... Read more

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024.?w=200&h=150

By ACI MENA

Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

A gun was placed near a Nativity scene in the town of Faraya, in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon,... Read more

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

On Dec. 1, the Venerable English College in Rome commemorates the martyrdom of some of the school’s former students. Read more

Children welcome the custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, upon his entrance into Bethlehem on Nov. 30, 2024, for the beginning of Advent. The custos’ entry was festive, but at the same time, it was impossible to ignore the echoes of war. The children were holding signs with messages of peace and solidarity for those suffering due to the war.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: Holy Land Christians begin another Advent in the midst of war

This past weekend, the people in Bethlehem welcomed the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, led by the... Read more

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By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance

The Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on “intergenerational... Read more

The Holy Father's Dec. 2, 2024, letter to Catholics in Nicaragua comes at a critical time for the country.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis to Nicaraguan Catholics: Faith and hope work miracles

Pope Francis has written a moving letter to Catholics in Nicaragua to express his closeness, affection, and incessant prayer. Read more

Attendees including workers of reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral gather during a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron (center) in the nave of the cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

U.S. churches to ring bells for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

In a social media post, the USCCB wrote that as the cathedral reopens its doors, “local churches in the U.S.... Read more

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth announced on Monday that he received a decree of suppression last... Read more

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.?w=200&h=150

By ACI MENA

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

Christians face new challenges as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, a militant faction affiliated with extremist groups, launched its largest operation in... Read more

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Missouri death row prisoner’s appeal on the eve of his... Read more