Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, including an archdiocesan vicar, as the Sandinista regime escalates a campaign of terror against the Catholic Church — an institution it has struggled to subdue.
Author: Christine
Late Pope Benedict Remembered on First Anniversary of His Death
As an expression of ongoing affection and gratitude for the late Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis led tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square in a round of applause for his predecessor on the first anniversary of his death.
The Holy Family Is An Example for All Families
Television shows of the late 1950s and early 1960s certainly gave my generation a definite image of what it meant to be a family.
How Do We Win the Abortion Battle?
For abortion’s opponents, it has been a frustrating year. When it came to the courts, the prolife movement scored its most significant victory when the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 reversed its 1973 decision calling abortion a constitutional right.
Catholic Leaders Say Church Must Vocally Advocate for Migrants Amid Increasing Hostility
Amid increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric and sentiment, the Catholic Church must remain vocal in its ministry to and advocacy for migrants, Catholic leaders said at a Dec. 21 panel.
If You Build a Belén, the Faithful Will Come to Queens Village
Estevao Neitzke carefully drops the figurine of St. Joseph into place. Jacob Chavez mixes sand and clay to represent the landscape of the Holy Land and applies it to the plywood base. Juan Jose Luna places animal figurines on a three-foot-high cardboard mountain.
Letters to the Editor Week of December 23, 2023
China’s Pneumonia Outbreak, A Christmas Poem, A Question on Faith Is Tuesday better than Sunday?, Happy at St. Benedict’s, Puzzle Pleasure
Obituaries, Week of December 23, 2023
Msgr. John F. Casey, Sister Thomas Edna Stack, CSJ
Enthusiasm Abounds at Youth Conference
“Who knew it was this much fun?” This phrase encapsulates the sentiments expressed by the young Church when describing their profound experiences at the National Catholic Youth Conference.
The Angels Wait for Our Answer to the Call to Faith
Liturgically, today offers us the “once every six years because of leap year” combination of the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve occurring on the same day. Today’s Gospel, St. Luke’s narrative on the Annunciation, finds its nine-months-later fulfillment in the proclamation of the Birth of Christ that we will hear in just a few hours.