Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Exchanging Christmas gifts and organizing holiday parties are all well and good, but Christians should contemplate the scene of Jesus’ birth to recover what is truly important during the Christmas season, Pope Francis said.
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, The Catholic Difference
What shall we make of the burning Holy Land, during a Christmastide when we celebrate the angelic announcement of a messianic birth that marks the inbreaking of the peaceable kingdom of Isaiah 11:6-9?
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
When St. Francis of Assisi staged the first Nativity scene 800 years ago, he did so to remind people of the powerful, awe-inspiring truth that God became human in Jesus, Pope Francis said.
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Christmas, Commentary
God will never dishonor himself by going back on this tremendous gift of free will. And when our choices cause us pain, God never stops encouraging us to “confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help” (Heb 4:16).
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
When Ukraine’s embattled citizens gather this Christmas, their rich festivities will feel symbolically different — as the festival is celebrated for the first time on Dec. 25, in line with the Western calendar.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary
For Catholics, Dec. 25 is only the beginning of the celebration of Christmas. As others pack away the decorations, we continue to celebrate the gift of Christ, ever present for us in the Eucharist — a continual manifestation of God’s loving care for us all year long.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Christmas season is a reminder to Christians that despite hardships, God chose to join himself to humanity and still remains by its side, Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary
The shepherd of shepherds will lead the way through unknown paths of life.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News
Catholics will have the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, 2024, the feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary
This isn’t intended to be a long lecture of dos and don’ts, but rather guideposts to help the children over the next few weeks.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
For the first time in history, 150 homeless people had a festive meal, served by Italian journalists and their families, under the famous baroque Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Away in a cave near Greccio, Italy, St. Francis of Assisi had the first Nativity scene — a live one — staged for the faithful on Christmas Eve in 1223. A 15th-century fresco now decorating the cave inspired the Nativity scene erected in St. Peter’s Square for the 800th anniversary celebrations.
