Focus
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Mother shares her story of finding God after tragic Sandy Hook shooting
Dec 24, 2022
In the conclusion of the book, she wrote, “Storms will gather, and when they do, I will be sheltered in the peace of my Lord God.
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Volunteer helps children of inmates receive Christmas gifts
Dec 24, 2022
O’Connell expresses pride over his 100% delivery rate over 40 years, which will total just over 2,900 children following a Dec. 10 delivery to about 75 children.
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Amy Grant, ‘queen of Christian pop,’ feted at Kennedy Centre Honours
Dec 24, 2022
The Kennedy Centre Honours, on its 45th occasion, recognised singer and songwriter Amy Grant, marking the first time the top cultural distinction was given to a contemporary Christian musician.
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A Christmas miracle — Perseverance in prayer
Dec 24, 2022
A Christmas miracle — Perseverance in prayer
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Arkansas diocese presses ahead to make Church life more ‘synodal’
Dec 16, 2022
While the US Bishops as a whole gear up for the continental phase of the Synod on Synodality, the lone bishop of Arkansas is maintaining a diocesan focus as well, recently announcing his plan to continue the process at the local level.
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Asian bishops’ meeting a ‘launchpad’ for 2023 synod, says priest
Dec 16, 2022
The general assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) held in Thailand in October served as a “launchpad” for next year’s synod in the Vatican.
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Regional representatives meet Pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod
Dec 09, 2022
While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others want “to put the brakes on the synod process,” those involved in preparing the continental phase of the synodal process want “to mend” the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Pope, said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg and General Relator of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
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Major shake-up at Caritas Internationalis leadership
Dec 02, 2022
Pope Francis has removed the top officials of Caritas Internationalis (CI), the Rome-based coordinating body of the 162-nation Catholic charity confederation, and has entrusted temporary administrators with the task of revising its statutes and boosting staff morale.
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Pope Francis has his latest ‘Lear moment’ in takeover of Caritas
Dec 02, 2022
ROME: Back in the late 1960s and 1970s, detractors of St Paul VI dubbed him the “Hamlet Pope” for his alleged waffling and the perceived fashion in which he would agonise over difficult decisions.
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Ukraine and nine months of war
Nov 25, 2022
Ukraine is approaching the end of the ninth month since the beginning of Russia's horrific war of aggression.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.