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Pope: God’s Christmas wish isn’t buying-frenzy, feast, but gift of self
With less than a week to go before Christmas, Pope Francis dedicated his audience talk to the true meaning of Christmas and the kind of "gifts" and surprises that are pleasing to God on that day.
U.S. bishops, others mourn death of Guatemalan girl near border
UPDATED - Three U.S. Catholic bishops Dec. 18 joined their voices in mourning the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl shortly after she crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father and they turned themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking asylum.
Annual ‘9 Days for Life’ prayer, action campaign takes place Jan. 14-22
The "9 Days" observance leads up to the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton that legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
Salt Lake City Diocese hopes list will ‘shed light’ on abuse claims
The statewide diocese in Utah has posted on its website the complete list of more than a dozen priests against whom credible allegations of sexual abuse involving minors have been reported since 1950.
Catholic Extension honors nun for showing how faith transforms lives
Sister Marie-Paule Willem received the Catholic Extension's 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award for her lifetime of missionary work during a celebration Dec. 12 at San Jose Mission Church in Las Cruces.
Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, accused of abuse, resigns
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, 69, after the archdiocese restricted his ministry because of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor in the 1990s.
Black, white ‘wealth chasm’ sign of economic racism, archbishop says
“Discrimination in housing, hiring and lending” cannot be solved without addressing the gap in wages and wealth in the U.S., said Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory at St. Charles Seminary. There is "profit in racism, (and) we cannot address racism if we are still denying that it exists."
USCCB official calls defense of fetal tissue research ‘deeply disturbing’
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, made his comments defending fetal tissue research during a Dec. 13 meeting of an agency advisory panel, according to a Science magazine report.
Catholic Christmas carols not in danger in Quebec, specialist says
A choir and sacred music specialist believes these carols remain beloved because people especially preserve the emotion associated with them.
Bishops’ retreat on role as shepherds may bring renewal, scholars say
The Jan. 2-8 retreat at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago comes as the bishops work to rebuild trust among the faithful as questions continue to revolve around their handling of clergy sex abuse.