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December 03, 2023

The ‘War on Christmas’ is lost: now it’s time for Catholics to embrace the opportunities of the New Apostolic Age

December 03, 2023

I cannot recall a time when it was normal in the United States for strangers to wish one another “Merry Christmas” in the streets. Neither can anyone my age (40) or younger. “Happy Holidays” has been the default greeting between the months of November and January our whole lives. And we’ve never been bothered by

Who needs enemies? Pope’s special nominee to Synod on Synodality facing trial in Sicily

December 03, 2023

ROME – It has emerged that one of Pope Francis’s special nominees to the Synod on Synodality, Luca Casarini, is under investigation in Sicily. The case centres on an Italian non-governmental organization called “Mediterranea,” which Casarini runs. Casarini is a former leader in the “no-global” movement and a leftist activist; in October he took part

‘I am getting better’: Pope gives Angelus address from home again on Advent Sunday

December 03, 2023

ROME – On Advent Sunday Pope Francis gave his noontime Angelus address from his private residence rather than Saint Peter’s Square in order to avoid changing temperatures, as he continues treatment for what the Vatican has described as lung inflammation caused by bronchitis. Speaking via a video connection from the Vatican’s Saint Martha guesthouse where