“Friends, as the wildfires continue, the needs of our neighbors continue to increase.” —Archbishop Gomez
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Is there actually a War on Christmas? Most Americans seem not to care.
Fewer Americans believe in the biblical Christmas story and a growing number are opting not to attend church services.
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Blessed Oscar Romero continues to inspire listeners through radio
From the 1970s until his assassination in March 1980, Blessed Romero used the radio station YSAX to inform Salvadorans and the international community of the horrors of El Salvador’s civil war.
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Pope Francis: Guadalupe feast shows Mary’s closeness to those on margins
In his homily, Pope Francis reflected on the reading from St. Luke’s Gospel, in which the angel appears to Mary, informing her that she is with child.
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Christmas clothing drive in Washington helps babies in Bethlehem
Most of the families are poor and come from desert communities where there is no heat, running water or electricity.
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Cardinal Cupich visits Puerto Rico on behalf of Pope Francis
The pope sent the cardinal to the hurricane-battered island to make a visit before Christmas to express his deep concern for the people.
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‘Sometimes we feel like outsiders … that we aren’t welcome.’ What Hispanic Catholics experience in new parishes
OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — Sometimes it’s hard to feel welcome, especially when moving to a new community — or in the case of many Hispanics, a new Catholic community. Language barriers, fears of being discovered in the country without legal permission and other concerns can keep families and individuals from getting involved in a parish […]
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97 years later, the largest Catholic church in America is finally finished
The ‘crown jewel’ of the basilica, the Trinity Dome, was dedicated Friday. It’s made of more than 14 million pieces of Venetian glass.
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Venezuelans try new strategies to combat severe food shortage
Even food producers cannot escape the food shortage.
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Bishops urge the United Kingdom to allow more child refugees from France
U.K. Catholic leaders urged the British government to accept more child refugees from northern France after reports that hundreds of young people are being forced to sleep outdoors in low temperatures.