Dear Editor: So appreciate this article (“Unity Through Christ on Migration Day,” The Tablet, Dec. 8) and the beautiful reality it describes, now and throughout history of the USA.
Author: settinger
Expectant Mary Statue in Mill Basin
Msgr. Joseph Grimaldi dedicated a shrine in honor of Mary, Mother of Life, Mother of Hope in St. Bernard’s Church, Bergen Beach/Mill Basin, Dec. 2.
New Body to Oversee Global Charismatic Renewal Activities
At the request of Pope Francis, the Vatican has established a new body to oversee the global Catholic Charismatic Renewal, which launched Dec. 8, creating a single group in Rome for a movement almost defined by its lack of most official structures.
African Bishops Discuss Illegal Migration From the Continent
Bishops in Africa say they need to work together to mitigate the risks of illegal immigration.
High Court Won’t Hear Appeals To Defund Planned Parenthood
Pro-life leaders said they were disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined Dec. 10 to hear appeals from Kansas and Louisiana on lower court rulings that have stopped the states from blocking Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood.
Bishop Caggiano Names Lay Female to Lead Parish
Less than two months after serving as delegate in the Bishops Synod on Youth which called women’s leadership within the Church “a duty of justice,” Bishop Frank J. Caggiano has established a new leadership model in a Connecticut parish, appointing a woman to serve as parish life coordinator.
Study: People Stop Identifying As Catholic Around Age 13
To find Catholics who have left the church, start looking at the faces in the pews, according to a recent report.
Christian, Muslim Young People Spread Pre-Christmas Cheer
On a gloomy, rainy Saturday morning in Beirut, 92-year-old Julia enthusiastically greeted her visitors, Christian and Muslim youth, who had come to set up a Christmas tree in her modest apartment.
Spreading the Light of Peace
The Peace Light from Bethlehem, a flame kindled in Bethlehem, West Bank, where Christ was born, was delivered in lanterns to members of the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of Brooklyn, at JFK International Airport Dec. 1.
A House Built on Sand?
Each year in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City-State, a nativity scene is erected and each year, the scene is memorable. Last year’s scene was based on the corporal works of mercy and certainly had its share of supporters and detractors. This year, a sculptor from Florida was commissioned to create a nativity scene in the center of St. Peter’s Square, only this time out of 720 tons of sand!