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The Vaticans Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 3, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, Dec 24, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).What does this night still have to say to our lives? Two thousand years after the birth of Jesus, after so many Christmases spent amid decorations and gifts, after so much consumerism that has packaged the mystery we celebrate, there is a danger. We know many things about Christmas, but we forget its real meaning. So how do we rediscover the meaning of Christmas? First of...

[L] A screenshot of Father Marko Rupnik giving a talk in February 2022 and [R] Cardinal Angelo De Donatis in 2021. / Credit: [L] Youtube account of the Diocese of Rome and [R] Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Dec 24, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).Cardinal Angelo De Donatis said Friday that the Diocese of Rome learned only recently about the accusations of abuse against Father Marko Rupnik, a Jesuit priest and artist who has served in the diocese for decades.In a statement released late on Dec. 23, De Don...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christ was born to touch people’s hearts and show that love...

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a powerful symbol of eternal values, said...

Participants prepare food for "10,000 Christmases in one," a joint initiative between the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico, and the Jewish community to provide 40,000 Christmas dinners for the poor on Dec. 25. The 2022 event, which is being held for the fourth consecutive year, will bring food from 40 parishes and a shelter to those most in need in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. / Source: arquimediosgdl.org.mxCNA Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 / 15:15 pm (CNA).The Archdiocese of Guadalaj...

Eighty-three-year-old Sister Bernadette Moriau of France speaks about her miraculous cure following her visit to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Dec. 18, 2022. / Credit: YouTube screenshot taken via 60 MinutesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 / 15:45 pm (CNA).When she traveled to the small French town of Lourdes 14 years ago, Sister Bernadette Moriau didnt know that she would be miraculously cured."I always believed in miracles, but not for me," the 83-year-old told corresp...

Migrants, including Blaidimar, 8, from Venezuela, warm themselves by a fire outside the U.S.-Mexico border fence while waiting to make asylum claims in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 21, 2022, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. / Photo by John Moore/Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 / 14:45 pm (CNA).As a Christmas freeze hits Texas, Catholic groups across the state are struggling to help the many homeless migrants facing record-low temperatures. With temperatures expected in the teen...

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ. / Screenshot Vatican NewsRome Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 / 12:20 pm (CNA).A member of the Loyola Community, a womens religious institute formerly connected to Father Marko Rupnik, has said, in her experience, the Jesuit priest and artist "is an egocentric and violent person."The sister, who wished to remain anonymous, told CNA she did not know anything about sexual abuse or allegations of abuse, but that her experience of Rupnik was "of spiritual manipulation ...

President Joe Biden meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Zelenskyy is meeting with President Biden on his first known trip outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. / Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesWashington D.C., Dec 21, 2022 / 16:20 pm (CNA).As Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the United States, about 1,000 faith leaders, including some Catholics, are calling for a Christmas truce...

Null / Credit: Vulnerable People ProjectDenver, Colo., Dec 22, 2022 / 13:15 pm (CNA).The humanitarian organization Vulnerable People Project is working to secure shelter, food, heat, and security for a group of 200 Afghan refugees who fled to neighboring Pakistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021. "These individuals, if not provided a so-called room at the inn, will be deported back into a dangerous situation in Afghanistan," said Jason Jones, a Catholic U.S. Arm...