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On the Second Day of Christmas: The Feast of Stephen

December 26, 2022

Veteran theologian and Herald contributor John Barton unpicks the message of the paradox that is St Stephen’s Day: when the liturgical theme jumps bafflingly from the birth of the Prince of Peace to the violent judicial murder of the first Christian martyr, and all still within the Christmas Octave: the eight-days-inclusive week that follows a

Pope Francis: God’s tenderness can soften the hardest hearts

May 02, 2017

Those with hard hearts 'do not know that the Word became flesh', the pontiff said

Families must open home to God or selfishness will reign, says Pope

December 29, 2015

Francis urges parents to bless their children at the beginning and end of each day

For Christians, martyrdom is a ‘never-ending story,’ says cardinal

December 05, 2015

Cardinal Wuerl says politicians, the media and even Christians have remained silent about persecution of the faithful

Prolong the joy of Christmas by serving others, urges Francis

December 26, 2014

Pope says St Stephen 'offered as a gift his life in service for the poorest'

Francis leads silent prayer for world’s persecuted Christians

December 26, 2013

Pope also prays for western Christians who 'encounter abridgements of liberty'

St Stephen, the first Christian martyr

January 05, 2011

St Stephen (December 26) was hauled up before a Jewish court for rejecting sacrificial worship

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