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Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 2. The pope lit an Advent candle as he launched the Christmas campaign, "Candles for Peace in Syria," an initiative of Aid to the Church in Need. (CNS photo/Giuseppe Lami, EPA)

Advent is time of vigilance and prayer, pope says

Posted by - December 9, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can turn Christmas into a “pagan” or “mundane” holiday by focusing on the gifts and the tree rather than on the birth of Jesus and…
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Amanda Sidebottom, Elizabeth Merrill, Grace Bernardo and Clare Maloney, members of the Choir of the Church of Our Saviour in New York City, record music at the church in October for "Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding," a CD of sacred Advent and Christmas music. (CNS photo/Harold Levine, courtesy Church of Our Saviour)

Christmas preparation overwhelms Advent’s, church musicians say

Posted by - December 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Have a holly, jolly … Advent? If there seems to be a culture clash between the Christmas season and the Advent season that precedes it, Christmas is…
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Pope Francis looks at a copy of artwork by Michelangelo during an audience with faculty and staff of the Jesuits' International College of the Gesu at the Vatican Dec. 3. The pope, a Jesuit, told his brethren that they have to be lambs when fighting the wolves. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Do not be afraid of crises, pope tells Jesuits

Posted by - December 9, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — There is no growth without some form of crisis and no victory without a battle, Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits. In fact, “the worst…
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Spanish national police officers unload bales of seized drugs in Las Palmas, on the Canary island of Gran Canaria, Spain, Oct. 23. Pope Francis said illegal drug makers and dealers are traffickers of death and must be stopped. (CNS photo/Elvira Urquijo A., EPA)

Illegal drug makers, dealers are traffickers of death, pope says

Posted by - December 9, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone must help in the fight against drugs, particularly governments which are called to confront the “traffickers of death” who produce, distribute or sell addictive substances,…
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, speaks Dec. 3 during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. The cardinal told participants "We are standing before a challenge of civilization for the benefit of the common good." (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters)

Cardinal tells COP24 climate needs present ‘challenge of civilization’

Posted by - December 9, 2018
The Vatican challenged countries gathered for the 24th U.N. Climate Change Conference to focus on the needs of the present and the future as it worked to take swift action.…
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Jonathan and Nicole Hughes and their daughters, Lily and Reese, are finding light in the darkness following the accidental drowning death of their young son and brother, Levi. Nicole Hughes has launched a website, www.levislegacy.com, to promote a system to oversee children around water, with individuals alternating as the designated "water guardian." (CNS photo/Kadee Fillers)

Mother on mission to preserve legacy of young son, promote water safety

Posted by - December 9, 2018
BRISTOL, Va. (CNS) — It has taken time for Nicole Hughes to get settled back into her routine at St. Anne Catholic School in Bristol. Pardon her if she seems…
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