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By Sean Gallagher
BRIGHT, Ind. — As dusk turned into darkness Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, colorful Christmas lights began illuminating 19 acres on the campus of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Parish in Bright. The 100,000-plus lights weren’t there just to light up the night sky. The purpose of the “Bright Lights” display is to […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Today the United States House of Representatives voted 258 to 169 to pass a bill that would create a federal statute that attempts to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples. We believe that all people have inherent God-given dignity and are worthy of our love and respect. That belief is inextricably linked to another foundational […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Bishop Burbidge celebrates Mass on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Catholics around the world to join him in entrusting to Mary “the universal desire for peace, especially for the martyred Ukraine, which is suffering so much.” Reciting the Angelus prayer at midday Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis noted the Angel Gabriel’s words to Mary […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — True love of God or love of another person should lead to a sense of freedom, not to a need to possess or control, Pope Francis said. “Possessiveness is the enemy of goodness and kills affection — pay attention to this,” the pope told people at his weekly general audience Dec. 7. […]
Columns
By Kathleen McDermott
“A Christmas Carol” is one of my favorite stories, and one I look forward to reading it every year at this time. Charles Dickens’ vivid imagery lets me smell the Cratchits’ goose, see Fred and Topper playing their Christmas games and ache for Tiny Tim. I feel a warm sense of joy when I finish […]
National
By Kevin J. Jones
The Catholic population in the United States has grown by about 2 million people in 10 years. With nearly 62 million people, it continues to constitute the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, according to the latest religion-focused survey of America’s religious congregations. Over the last decade, many Catholics, the survey found, have moved […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
A Christian pro-family organization in Virginia was told by a local restaurant that the organization would not be allowed to host a gathering there because of its values. The Family Foundation — which has a mission of promoting biblical, family values in the state of Virginia — had a Nov. 30 reservation at the Metzger […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The mayor of Lviv, Ukraine, and a team of doctors treating those injured in the war gave Pope Francis a cross with an embedded piece of shrapnel removed from the body of a young girl. “Giving the pope the cross, we hope he will pray each day for the injured children,” the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a new law strengthening the oversight of Vatican-related foundations and nonprofit organizations as well as detailing sanctions and clarifying existing norms on transparency, accountability and mandated compliance with anti-money laundering measures. The new law, which takes effect Dec. 8, applies to all legal “persons” or entities dedicated to […]
