It’s the feast of St. Nicholas of Myra — the original “Santa Claus” — whose legendary secretive gift-giving to help a poor family has inspired the tradition of children leaving shoes out on this day to be filled with treats. While I can’t exactly put some chocolate coins or an orange in your shoe today, […]

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(OSV News) — The devastating images — whether viewed from the banks of the Seine River in Paris or on millions of glowing screens around the world — stunned onlookers. Many wept, clutching tissues to smoke- and sorrow-reddened eyes, others prayed aloud or in silence, some even sung hymns. It was the evening of April […]

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(OSV News) — A Catholic diocese on New York’s Long Island has seen its long-running bankruptcy filing finally concluded, enabling hundreds of sexual abuse claims to be settled. “We are grateful to God that on December 4th, the court confirmed the Plan that resolves and ends the Bankruptcy Case for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, […]

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Israel has released two young Palestinian women who had been held under 'administrative detention' for 8 months, with the Palestinian Ambassador to the Holy See welcoming the news.

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In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Syrian cities fall to rebels, Ukrainians celebrate St. Nicholas, and the Holy Land marks the start of Advent.

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Addressing the Community of the San Paolo Theological Institute of Catania, Sicily, Pope Francis challenges them to be missionaries of hope in Sicily, amid ongoing social challenges in the region.

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(OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration should “rethink” its plans to carry out mass deportations, the bishops of New Mexico wrote in an open letter. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on hardline immigration policies, including his call for mass deportations, arguing in a September presidential debate that those without legal status “destroyed the fabric of […]

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Fr. Roberto Pasolini, the new Preacher of the Papal Household, delivers his first Advent Sermon to Pope Francis and the Roman Curia, focusing on the theme "The Door of Wonder."

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PARIS (OSV News) — Five years after Parisians lined the streets of their city, wiping their tears as Notre Dame Cathedral burned, the faithful will have their jewel back as it victoriously reopens Dec. 7 and 8. While the reopening of Notre Dame takes place on the second weekend of Advent, the celebrations will span […]

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The Papal Foundation celebrates 25 years of providing scholarships to seminarians, religious, and laypeople so they can pursue their studies in Rome as part of the John Paul II Scholarship Fund.

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