Read more about the article Editorial: Times may be dark but there is still much to be thankful for
A volunteer opens a box of frozen turkeys at St. Jerome Church in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2019, during the annual turkey and trimmings giveaway sponsored by Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. Provisions for a Thanksgiving Day meal were distributed to more than 500 families in need. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Editorial: Times may be dark but there is still much to be thankful for

It is easy to give in to the gloom. But that would betray our Christian faith, our hope in Christ.

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Read more about the article At audience, pope renews commitment to fight abuse
Pope Francis leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 11, 2020. A day after the Vatican released its extensive report on former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the pope renewed the Catholic Church's pledge to uproot the scourge of sexual abuse. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

At audience, pope renews commitment to fight abuse

"I renew my closeness to all victims of every form of abuse and the church's commitment to eradicate this evil," he said.

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Read more about the article Holy Family to dedicate Military Memorial Wall to honor veterans
Holy Family Church in Brentwood will dedicate a new Military Memorial Wall in its Prayer Garden to commemorate parishioners who are military veterans. The Prayer Garden also includes a memorial wall for parishioners and their immediate family as well as a columbarium to hold the cremains of parishioners and immediate family. The seals of the various branches of the U.S. military decorate the top of Holy Family's new Military Memorial Wall in its Prayer Garden.

Holy Family to dedicate Military Memorial Wall to honor veterans

The Military Memorial Wall in the parish's Prayer Garden will have plaques honoring veterans

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