‘Silent Night’ put town on map; chapel memorializing carol draws tourists December 24, 2022By Ann M. Augherton Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, News, World News 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.
It’s not news that incivility is on the rise, but what do we do about it? December 23, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News 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 December 23, 2022By Jay Nies Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News 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.
Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did December 23, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News 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.
Wife of Ukrainian prisoner of war gives pope names of more POWs December 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News 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 December 22, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News 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 December 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News 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’? December 22, 2022By Chris Price Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News 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?”
God offers many ways to face life’s challenges, choices, pope says December 21, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Believers do not need to be afraid of obstacles, struggles and choices in life because God is always near, offering his love and guidance, Pope Francis said.
Pandemic-era border policy allowed to stay in place for now December 20, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily stopped the Biden administration from ending a pandemic-related border restriction with a one-page order Dec. 19.
Advocates displeased with U.S. vote against global death penalty ban December 20, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide “moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty,” the United States continued its practice of voting against it.
A modern tradition: Papal letters of resignation in case of impairment December 20, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ revelation that he had signed a letter of resignation in case he became too ill or infirm to continue as pope made headlines around the world.
