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St. Louis area parishes respond to victims of record December flooding

VALLEY PARK, Mo. (CNS) -- At about 8:30 on a chilly morning Dec. 30, Mickey Downing of the Valley Park

Clear and colorful: A common property in unscripted papal preaching

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The god of Mammon, who is "like a wild animal, trying to clutch me with his talons and

Singing does good for the soul, pope tells young choristers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Singing is good for one's soul and, as St. Augustine says, Christian life is not a sad

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Jan. 7, 2016

-- Pope Francis gives his annual Christmas message and blessing.
-- Pope Francis delivers his Christmas midnight Mass homily.
-- In his annual address to the Roman Curia, Pope Francis prescribes "curial antibiotics" (or spiritual virtues) needed by those who seek to serve the church.
-- In the semiannual McGinley lecture at Fordham University in New York, Jesuit Father Patrick J. Ryan discusses the church's dialogue with Jews and Muslims since the Second Vatican Council.

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St. Louis area parishes respond to victims of record December flooding

VALLEY PARK, Mo. (CNS) -- At about 8:30 on a chilly morning Dec. 30, Mickey Downing of the Valley Park

Clear and colorful: A common property in unscripted papal preaching

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The god of Mammon, who is "like a wild animal, trying to clutch me with his talons and

Singing does good for the soul, pope tells young choristers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Singing is good for one's soul and, as St. Augustine says, Christian life is not a sad

Mercy enlightens past year, gives hope for new year, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The gift of mercy is a light that helps Christians reflect on the past year and radiates hope

In Bethlehem, Latin patriarch says mercy must include more than kin

JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal said in the Jubilee Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis that mercy must include

Vol. 45, No. 31
Jan. 7, 2016

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St. Louis area parishes respond to victims of record December flooding

VALLEY PARK, Mo. (CNS) -- At about 8:30 on a chilly morning Dec. 30, Mickey Downing of the Valley Park

Clear and colorful: A common property in unscripted papal preaching

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The god of Mammon, who is "like a wild animal, trying to clutch me with his talons and

Singing does good for the soul, pope tells young choristers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Singing is good for one's soul and, as St. Augustine says, Christian life is not a sad

Mercy enlightens past year, gives hope for new year, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The gift of mercy is a light that helps Christians reflect on the past year and radiates hope

In Bethlehem, Latin patriarch says mercy must include more than kin

JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal said in the Jubilee Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis that mercy must include

Vol. 45, No. 31Jan. 7, 2016

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