By Russell Shaw Have you ever wondered about those weekday feasts between Christmas and New Year’s Day? They include two martyrs — St. Stephen and St. Thomas Becket — and …
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(OSV News) — German police have significantly increased security measures around Cologne Cathedral over the Christmas period, due to indications of an increased threat situation in Europe, according to international …
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(OSV News) — While several Western European bishops praised the Dec. 18 declaration of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on blessing same-sex couples as “a major …
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By Donald DeMarco (OSV News) — When I was very young, I came across a story that has left an indelible impression on me. The story centers on two bedridden …
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By Lisa Popcak (OSV News) — A friend — we’ll call her Barbara — once confided to my husband and me: “I hate to admit this, but, deep in my …
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By Mary B. O’Brien (OSV News) — It’s no longer as simple as a sleigh ride through the woods to join the whole family at grandma’s for Christmas Day. Nevertheless, …
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Of all the things and people to be present at the birth of Jesus Christ, there were shepherds! I would probably have been more surprised if there were not shepherds. …
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By Amy White Michael Gresham DALLAS (OSV News) — The sounds of Marian songs cascaded down from the bell tower as projected images of San Juan Diego’s tilma and Our …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Our Lady of Guadalupe is “the mother of all mothers — a loving bridge between worlds and peoples who unifies through her maternal embrace,” the U.S. …
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SANTA FE, N.M. (OSV News) — The New Mexico Attorney General’s office filed a civil lawsuit against Meta Dec. 5, alleging the social media giant has become a “marketplace for …
