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Children’s books focus on charity, joy of Christmas season
New Orleans billboard campaign reminds all to ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’
More than 60 billboards were placed around the Greater New Orleans metro area after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, 2021.
Catholic Charities holiday programs support children and families in need
Catholic Charities Emergency Services, in conjunction with the Valhalla Detachment of the U.S. Marine Corps League, is sponsoring the annual St. Cloud Area Toys for Tots program.
Laura Kelly Fanucci: This holiday season, remember it’s not about you
“You have to expend energy: Family life requires give and take. At every age, we offer what we can to fill each other’s needs.”
Vatican Christmas to feature Indigenous Peruvian crèche
The Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square this year will have a distinctly Indigenous, Andean look with the centerpiece being a “Hilipuska” baby Jesus, that is, one wrapped in a blanket bound with a long cord known as a “chumpi.”
Ministry is geared up to again bring Christmas joy to children in need
The Box of Joy program encourages people nationwide to give back to less fortunate children in countries around the world.
Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all
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.
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.