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National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception named a Jubilee Year site
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the nation's patronal church, has been named a special place of pilgrimage for the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year 2025, the theme for which is "Pilgrims of Hope."
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Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10
Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House's press secretary said.
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3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song
As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas song by some members of the multi-platinum hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas.
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Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope
In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious groups are striving to celebrate Christmas amid growing chaos.
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Pope, bishops, hundreds of faithful pray for victims of shocking Christmas market attack
Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember the victims of the Dec. 20 Christmas market attack in the central German city, which killed five, including a 9-year-old ...
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The story of the LA miracle that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint
For those who knew the strange story of Juan Gutierrez's ankle, or even parts of it, the word "miracle" was hard not to think of.
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Jimmy Carter, first president to host a pope at the White House, dies at 100
Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care since February 2023, was the longest-living U.S. president.