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No Christmas in Bethlehem

Christmas display in Bethlehem is cancelled by Palestinian authorities ‘in honour of Hamas martyrs’ as Israel continues to battle terrorists in Gaza The annual Christmas dis-play in Bethlehem has been cancelled by Palestinian authorities ‘in honour of Hamas martyrs’ amid the ongoing conflict with Israel. Bethlehem Municipality announced the plans to do away with the […]

Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery becomes home for contemplative nuns

The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the heart of the Vatican Gardens that was the “home” of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, for almost ten years, is to resume its original purpose. Pope Francis has asked that it once again serve as the residence for contemplative orders “to support the Holy Father in his daily care […]

US bishops’ agency ramps up aid to Gaza amid hopes for indefinite ceasefire

Following a temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. bishops’ inter-national humanitarian aid agency is ramping up its humanitarian assistance to Gaza with the hope that the ceasefire agreement will last indefinitely. Bill O’Keefe, Catholic Relief Services executive vice president for mission and mobilization, told Crux that the organization is assembling trucks of […]

At Dubai’s parish, Catholics find a home

If you go to daily Mass, you know it’s pretty unusual to run across much of a crowd. If you go to Mass at your local parish, there may be only a handful of people there, many of them retired, with maybe a few homeschool families to round things out. If you go to Mass […]

Fiery Right-Wing(Anti-Pope) Populist Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidency and Promises ‘Drastic’ Changes

Right-wing populist Javier Milei said on November 19 that Argentina’s situation is “critical” and he promised to make “drastic” changes once he takes over the presidency of the third-largest economy in Latin America. “Argentina’s situation is critical. The changes our country needs are drastic. There is no room for gradualism, no room for lukewarm measures,” […]

Synod report proposes ways to foster synodal Church

Participants in the synod on synodality endorsed a report on October 28 proposing potentially far-reaching changes to foster a synodal Church. The 42-page “synthesis report” – “A synodal Church in mission” understands Synodality as “the walk of Christians with Christ toward the Kingdom, together with all humanity,” it said. This perhaps can be called deconstruction […]

German bishop asks pastors to bless same-sex couples

A German bishop issued a letter on Noevmebr 2 asking pastors in his diocese to bless same-sex couples. Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiese-mann said in the Nov. 2 letter to priests, deacons, and lay pastoral workers that the blessings – whi-ch he also extended to remarried couples–could take place in chur-ches in the Diocese of Speyer. “The […]

Pope Francis speaks with president of Iran about Israel-Hamas war

Pope Francis is continuing his efforts for peace in the Holy Land. As confirmed by the Holy See, on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 5, the Holy Father had a conversation with the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. The Vatican has limited itself to confirming that the call took place at the request of Raisi, […]