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San Francisco church readies new music for ‘Mass of the Americas’
The San Francisco Archdiocese commissioned a new musical setting for parts of the liturgy, which will be celebrated Dec. 8 for the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Music will be sung in Spanish, Latin, English and the Aztec language Nahuatl.
Woman dumps acid on priest hearing confessions in Managua
Father Mario Guevara, 59, was immediately taken to the hospital Dec. 5 and treated for burns.
A Norbertine abbey, steeped in tradition, uses modern outreach
The priests and seminarians who live a monastic life at the abbey recently developed an online platform for their donors and subscribers to essentially take part in the life of the abbey.
Canadian bishops talk with pope about abuse policy, indigenous peoples
At the end of their annual plenary in September, the bishops vowed to implement a new set of guidelines dealing with abuse protection, prevention, care and reconciliation.
Christmas spirit in the air as Vatican unveils Nativity scene, tree
Hundreds of people in St. Peter's Square Dec. 7 applauded as white curtains unfurled, revealing a 52-foot wide artistic representation of Jesus' birth made entirely of sand and dubbed the "Sand Nativity."
Feast of Immaculate Conception does not get weekend dispensation
The Saturday vigil does not count for both the holy day and Sunday in the very rare circumstances when two of the church's six holy days of obligation -- the feast of the Immaculate Conception or Christmas -- fall the day before or after Sunday.
Paris archbishop to pray for France as fuel taxes canceled
Demonstrations, known as the "yellow vest" protests after the high-visibility vests worn as a symbol of French citizens' demands, were set to continue, despite the cancellation of the fuel tax increase. At least four people have died since the protests began in mid-November.
31st annual concert, open house at St. Charles Seminary set for Dec. 9
This Sunday afternoon seminarians will take visitors on guided tours of the seminary. Later the choir and musicians of the seminary community will lead an Advent program of music and prayer.
Renaissance Noel coming Dec. 8 to Paoli
The Vox Renaissance Consort of VoxAmaDeus, with singers attired in Renaissance dress, performs Christmas motets and traditional carols from Old Europe, accompanied by musicians on period instruments.
German prosecutors launch crackdown on church sex abuse
German police and prosecutors are launching investigations into clergy sexual abuse following the Sept. 12 leak of a report containing evidence of 3,700 alleged child sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church over a 68-year-period.