Lesotho Sodalities Celebrate Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
By Bokang Tsoanamere – The weekend of December 8, 2024, proved to be a bustling time for the Archdiocese of...
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Christmas Blessing
As we enter the Christmas season beginning with Christmas Eve and ending with the Feast of the Baptism of the...
Towards a Vocation Culture in Southern Africa
By Fr Vaclav Klement—The annual Salesian practical trainees workshop, which included 7 young confreres from 6 countries (South Africa, Malawi,...
Happy Birthday Pope Francis
Today is Pope Francis’ 88th Birthday. Elected on March 13, 2013, he is the Church’s 266th Pope. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
Pope: Nativity Scenes are Reminder of Lord’s Love and Tenderness
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St Mary Major to pray before...
Did the Church ‘steal’ Christmas from pagans?
Question: According to my priest, December 25 is not the birthday of Our Lord Jesus, and the Church simply turned...
Giving Birth to Jesus
As we journey from the anticipation of Advent to the joy of Christmas, our thoughts naturally turn to the young...
Pope praises popular piety during first-ever papal Mass in Corsica
By Justin McLellan, CNS – As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of...
Mass Readings: 22 December – 29 December, 2024
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekday Cycle Year I Sunday December 22, 4th Sunday of Advent Mi 5: 1-4a/ Ps...
