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  • On Christmas Eve, Pope highlights ‘disarming’ love of a child

    On Christmas Eve, Pope highlights ‘disarming’ love of a child

    • Dec 24, 2020

    Pope Francis inaugurated the Christmas season Thursday, saying in Christmas Eve Mass that the birth of the infant Jesus should not only assure humanity of God’s love for them, but it should also inspire people to care for the poor and needy in their midst.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Italian COVID Christmas rules awaken debate about midnight Mass

    Italian COVID Christmas rules awaken debate about midnight Mass

    • Dec 5, 2020

    When the Italian government this week issued new rules for the holiday season, among other things imposing a strict curfew making the traditional celebration of midnight Mass on Christmas Eve impossible, it revived debate about the actual time of Christ’s birth.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Don’t wait for the Church to be perfect to love her, Pope says

    Don’t wait for the Church to be perfect to love her, Pope says

    • Dec 24, 2019

    Pope Francis on Christmas Eve spoke out to those who might feel marginalized and lacking in holiday cheer during this season of joy, insisting that Christmas is an assurance of God’s love for each person, despite one’s mistakes and failures, even those of the Church.

    By Elise Harris
  • Christmas an invitation to be generous, not selfish, pope says

    Christmas an invitation to be generous, not selfish, pope says

    • Dec 24, 2018

    During his homily for Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Francis said the birth of Christ in Bethlehem is the first moment when Jesus offers himself as nourishment for humanity – an offering that directly contradicts the selfishness and consumerist attitude of modern times.

    By Elise Harris
  • Pope says saga of Holy Family echoes in today’s migrants, refugees

    Pope says saga of Holy Family echoes in today’s migrants, refugees

    • Dec 24, 2017

    Pope Francis had refugees and immigrants in mind on Christmas Eve, as he preached a homily extolling the Holy Family as an exemplar for today’s burgeoning numbers of people who find themselves unwillingly on the move.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Pope’s November-January schedule includes new World Day of the Poor

    Pope’s November-January schedule includes new World Day of the Poor

    • Oct 25, 2017

    The World Day of the Poor celebration was just one item on a list of papal liturgies for November through January. It is a day Pope Francis established after the Year of Mercy. The pope will also be celebrating Mass at 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Thou shalt not use a hoverboard at Mass, diocese says

    Thou shalt not use a hoverboard at Mass, diocese says

    • Dec 29, 2015

    The hoverboard was the “it” gift this year for some. It’s a two-wheeled electric scooter-like device that actually doesn’t hover, but does burst into flames, violently hurls users to the ground, and now, apparently, gets clerics suspended from ministry. The Rev. Albert San Jose of the Diocese of San Pablo,

    By Michael O'Loughlin
  • Pope Francis calls on followers of Christ to spurn extravagance

    Pope Francis calls on followers of Christ to spurn extravagance

    • Dec 24, 2015

    ROME – On the heels of an award that offers another reminder of his stature as a global moral point of reference, Pope Francis rang in the Christmas season Thursday night by insisting that Christ’s birth into poverty calls his followers to spurn consumerism, wealth, and extravagance. “He was born

    By John L. Allen Jr.
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