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Caroling Catholic nuns surprise holiday shoppers in downtown Boston
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Dec 11, 2022 / 06:30 am Holiday shoppers and other passersby in downtown Boston were pleasantly surprised Thursday to come upon a group of religious sisters singing Christmas carols in front of the Macy’s department store. “It was warm everywhere else except where we were …
Why is Our Lady of Guadalupe patroness of the unborn?
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2022 / 05:30 am On Dec. 12 we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Did you know that she is the patroness of the unborn? When Our Lady appeared to St. Juan Diego nearly 500 years ago, she came first …
Celebrate the joy of the season with ‘The Great Big Christmas Show’
by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Dec 10, 2022 / 07:30 am This year you’re invited to celebrate Advent and Christmas with your favorite Catholic influencers. So pour yourself a glass of eggnog and prepare to get into the spirit of the season by watching “The Great, Big Christmas Show,” livestreamed on …
School News: Vintage statue of Mary restored at The Summit Country Day School
Just in time for Christmas, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary at The Summit Country Day School has been restored to its original beauty thanks to campus chaplain, Reverend Phil Seher. Believed to be dated perhaps from the late 1800s or early 1900s, the statue had become worn over …
Hundreds of fans of soccer legend Pelé pray in front of hospital for his recovery
by CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 6, 2022 / 15:00 pm More than a hundred Santos Soccer Club fans gathered Sunday in front of the hospital in Brazil where Pelé, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, is undergoing treatment, to pray for his recovery. The ACESSA.com website …
U.S. Catholic population shows growth, trends southward
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Dec 6, 2022 / 12:00 pm The Catholic population in the United States has grown by about 2 million people in 10 years. With nearly 62 million people, it continues to constitute the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, according to the latest …
Did you know the Immaculate Conception is patroness of the United States?
by Kate Olivera Denver Newsroom, Dec 8, 2021 / 03:00 am Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back to its earliest history. One of the first Catholic churches in what …
The mighty Mississippi was once named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception.’ Here’s why
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Dec 4, 2022 / 08:00 am “Immaculate” is not a word most people would use to describe the Mississippi River’s famously muddy waters. But Father Jacques Marquette was not most people. The Jesuit explorer, who came from France as a missionary to Canada in …
Catholic student center in Nebraska receives shooting threat, signed ‘Jane’s Revenge’
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Dec 4, 2022 / 13:23 pm A Catholic campus ministry center at the University of Nebraska received a death threat Saturday morning in a note signed, “Jane’s Revenge,” a calling card used by pro-abortion activists. “If our right to abortion in Bellevue is taken away …
December 3: St. Francis Xavier
On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who went on to evangelize vast portions of Asia. Francis Xavier was born during 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now divided between Spain and France. His mother was an esteemed heiress, …
