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  • Keep the creche in Christmas, pope urges
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene...
  • Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Making churches accessible and services understandable is important, but having wheelchair...
  • Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
    RYE, N.Y. (CNS) — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight...
  • Commentary: Advent hymn: ‘Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming’
    The 500-plus-year-old German Advent hymn, “Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming,” is not one I...
  • Commentary: Second Week of Advent: We belong to the One who is and was and is to come
    The image of John the Baptist in today’s Gospel stands in stark contrast to the...