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By Gretchen Keiser
CONYERS, Ga. — If you wish to help build up the kingdom of God, but with the simplest, most hidden path, consider this: Give one hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, one day a week, every week, for your pastor. “There is nothing more comforting for a pastor or a priest ministering in a […]
National
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration declined to appeal a unanimous ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans that struck down a transgender mandate that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has implemented as a revision to the Affordable Care Act. The mandate forces doctors and hospitals to perform […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — All workers should feel welcomed by the church and know that their needs and problems are taken seriously, Pope Francis said. In fact, labor and employment are experiencing “a phase of transformation that needs to be accompanied,” he told members of Italy’s Movement of Christian Workers during an audience at the Vatican […]
National
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 […]
