Bishop Robert E. Barron spoke to Catholic News Service about the Word on Fire Catholic Ministries’ Bible project, which will be a seven-volume series when completed.
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Bring hope to others, justice for the poor, pope says at Christmas Mass
Christ was born to touch people’s hearts and show that love is the power that changes the course of history, Pope Francis said.
Zelenskyy shows ‘Americans need Ukraine,’ says Archbishop Gudziak
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a powerful symbol of eternal values, said the head of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States.
‘Silent Night’ put town on map; chapel memorializing carol draws tourists
The Christmas song “Stille Nacht” (“Silent Night”) may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it’s the chapel memorializing the beloved carol that is the town’s main attraction.
Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did
Comparing the suffering Jesus and the Holy Family endured to the way many people and refugees are suffering today, the patriarchs and heads of churches of the Holy Land reminded the faithful of the “deep and abiding love” God has for all his people.
It’s not news that incivility is on the rise, but what do we do about it?
Georgetown professor Christine Porath has been studying incivility, particularly in the workplace, for a good 20 years.
In couple’s roadside Christmas display, the Nativity is front and center
A matching Nativity scene shines alone inside the couple’s arc-shaped driveway — including the Holy Family, angels, shepherds, wise men and farm animals — clearly set apart from all the rest.
Wife of Ukrainian prisoner of war gives pope names of more POWs
The names of the prisoners were given in the hope that the pope “may be able to facilitate their liberation or at least an improvement in their conditions of detention,” the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, reported.
Gospel call to conversion lasts a lifetime, pope tells Curia officials
Every Christian and every Christian community is called to conversion, a process that lasts a lifetime and is needed even more by people who think they are firmly on the path to holiness, Pope Francis told officials of the Roman Curia.
Nativity scenes on display at a record 43 state capitols, law firm says
Private citizen groups have arranged for Nativity scenes to be on display at 43 state capitols around the country, a record number, according to a not-for-profit law firm’s tally.
Is there a deeper meaning behind ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’?
There are birds — lots of birds — gold rings, milking maids, dancing ladies, leaping lords, pipers and drummers, but is there a deeper meaning behind the gifts received in “The Twelve Days of Christmas?”
Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory
Enjoying snow and hot chocolate is a cozy way to spend Christmas, but watching the sky light up in celebration of the birth of Christ is just as magical.