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Maintaining the Christmas spirit

'i will honour christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” what a striking promise scrooge makes to the spirit of christmas yet...

The first Nowell

last year, my husband and i decided it would be best to stay in london and celebrate christmas at home. it was our daughter lily’s first chr...

lara prendergast

Saving face

last month, after 13 short years, i deleted my facebook account. the site, at last, has lost any of the allure it once had (more on that lat...

Constance Watson

The Father’s Christmas presence

there is something perpetually moving about the christmas story. it is the account of how god became man, and, with magnificent indifference...

The Catholic Herald

Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy

the catholic church in italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in italy gave the green light to...

Hannah Brockhaus

Former priest files new sexual abuse lawsuit against Theodore McCarrick

a former catholic priest who has previously alleged that ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick sexually abused him when he was a seminarian has fil...

Bishops urge faithful back to Mass - but won't restore obligation in time for Christmas Day

the obligation to attend mass on sundays and holy days will not be restored in time for christmas because of the continuing threat from covi...

Breaking: Catholics injured in deadly parade crash in Waukesha, Wisconsin

a catholic priest, parishioners, and catholic school children were injured when an suv plowed into marchers during a christmas parade in wau...

Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?

in the eight years since his election, pope francis has been an active lawmaker. beyond his well-publicized reforms, there have been many ot...

andrea-gagliarducci

Religious freedom advocates ‘appalled’ as State Department removes Nigeria from watch list

after the u.s. state department released its list of countries with the most egregious religious freedom violations this week, human rights ...