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FaithVatican Dispatch
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Francis walks near a figurine of the baby Jesus as he celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2020. (CNS photo/Cristian Gennari, pool)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The birth of Christ is a gift from God that brings people hope and courage in troubled times, Pope Francis said.
FaithCatholic News Quiz
America Staff
Test your knowledge of Christmas trivia (past and present) in this special edition of the Catholic News Quiz!
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
The hosts (and listeners) of the Jesuitical podcast look for where God was working in their lives in the year of our Lord 2020.
FaithFaith in Focus
Stephanie Saldaña
This year, I barely recognized Bethlehem, the city I know so well.
Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS
Arts & CultureTelevision
Deanna Howes Spiro
The long-running CBS soap opera has been an unexpected gift for me throughout the pandemic.
Arts & CultureFilm
Molly Cahill
“Our bodies are mortal, but our soul is, by its nature, immortal and created to spend eternity with God,” says Dawn Eden Goldstein.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Holy Family
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
A global hunger crisis, foretold in the beginning days of the Covid-19 crisis, is being realized.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Vivian Cabrera
Authored by a member of the force that protects Pope Francis, "The Vatican Christmas Cookbook" explores the food and traditions that make for a happy holiday
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
When we come to Eucharist at Christmas, we believe that time warps in upon itself. Christ is born today, is baptized today, dies today, rises today.
FaithMusic
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Oh the poor starving Africans! the six of us looking at each other like are you kidding me...
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss the pope’s annual address to Vatican officials.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Two cardinals who work closely with Pope Francis tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The pope’s test came back negative, the Italian news agency ANSA reported today.
In a dark room, a wooden manger sits in a beam of light pouring through a window
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
At the end of a difficult year, the readings for Christmas Masses during the day offer us needed comfort and hope.
AG William Barr pursing his lips while wearing a dark suit and a golden tie in front of U.S. office seal in the background
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Silk - Religion News Service
It’s hard to see Attorney General William Barr as doing anything but consciously, defiantly thumbing his nose at Catholic teaching.
FaithFaith in Focus
Sebastian Gomes
This is the first Christmas in 35 years—my entire life—that I won’t be with my mother, father and older brother for Christmas.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Matt Malone, S.J.
A Reflection for the Fourth Wednesday of Advent
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The United Nations General Assembly decided unanimously that Feb. 4 be observed each year as the International Day of Human Fraternity, starting in 2021.