On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic and urged everyone to recognize and help those who are suffering even more.
Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all
St. Genevieve
FESTIVIDAD: 3 DE ENERO PUSH es un acrónimo de “Pray Until Something Happens”, o “Oren hasta que algo suceda”, sin duda Santa Genoveva, patrona de París, […]
Church leaders stress need for Christmas hope after challenging year
Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly in the midst of the challenging pandemic year.
Contemplative prayer: Another way to discern the will of God
“The pandemic has been an invitation for each person to go within, to go deeper within themselves and to find the spiritual practices that nurture their relationship with God, with the divine.”
Christmas ‘hijacked’ by consumerist mentality, pope says
Christmas must not be confused with “ephemeral things” that reduce the celebration of Christ’s birth “to a merely sentimental or consumerist festival,” the pope said Dec. 23 during his weekly general audience.
New Jersey parishes find creative new ways to engage Catholics this Christmas
Tickets for Masses, virtual holiday concerts, video Christmas cards, and drive-by Nativity scenes: It’s beginning to look a lot like a different sort of Christmas.
Learn from times of crisis, avoid conflict, pope tells Curia officials
Crises are a normal part of life, including the life of faith, and must be accepted as challenges to discern and to change, leaving behind what is not essential, Pope Francis said Dec. 21.
Sacred Scripture needs to be respected, valued, Vatican says
The Vatican has issued recommendations for the Jan. 24 celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, including do’s and don’ts about using sacred Scripture.