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December 26, 2017

Pope prays for world’s suffering children on Christmas

Standing on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on a clear, crisp Christmas day, Pope Francis spoke about the world's children before his blessing.
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December 22, 2017

Late Father Andrew Apostoli recalled as a ‘light shining in the darkness’

Father Andrew Apostoli, an author and television host on EWTN, was one of eight Capuchin Friars who founded the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.
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December 22, 2017

Creche crush: D.C. couple has collection of 500 Nativity scenes

Thanks to their travels throughout the world over the past 40 years, this Catholic couple has collected at least 500 Nativity scenes.
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December 21, 2017

‘The Sultan and the Saint,’ Dec. 26, PBS

Producers of the new docudrama "The Sultan and the Saint" seize the opportunity created by renewed interest in Francis to tell, to their credit, a chapter from his story not as well-known as others.
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December 20, 2017

Tax bill passes amid concerns about future effects on poor

Republican lawmakers joined President Donald Trump in cheering passage of the most significant overhaul of the federal tax system in three decades even as the chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee called on the president to work with Congress to fix "unacceptable problems" in the law.
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December 20, 2017

Pope puts founder of Rosary Crusade one step closer toward sainthood

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, which involved study done by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and St. John Paul II’s mentor, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
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December 20, 2017

Cardinal Law, whose legacy was marred by sex abuse scandal, dies

Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States' most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.
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December 18, 2017

Vatican releases new instruction on authenticating, protecting relics

Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, said a new Vatican instruction.
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December 18, 2017

As pope turns 81, kids entertain with song, dance and 13-foot pizza

Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 13-foot long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic.
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December 15, 2017

In #MeToo movement, Catholic Church can play role in discussion, healing

WASHINGTON — The wave of accusations of sexual harassment, misconduct and assault from Hollywood to Capitol Hill and many places in between in recent months has been described as a revolution, a moment and a time for national reckoning. The accused — abruptly fired or resigned — have issued apology statements or denied wrongdoing. Those...
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December 15, 2017

Movie Review: ‘Ferdinand’

The book is a brief one, so it's not surprising that the film's plot feels somewhat padded. But good values go a long way in masking this defect and in maintaining a receptive mood among viewers.
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December 15, 2017

‘Enough with the deaths’: Mexican clergy reiterate Chiapas is in crisis

The diocesan statement called for all levels of government to find "an integral solution. The conflict has been aggravated by the presence of armed groups.
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