Read more about the article Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence
A young woman in Kinshasa, Congo, carries a cross during a march to protest escalating violence in the the country, Dec. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Justin Makangara, Reuters)

Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence

‘Every Congolese citizen who loves his country and is touched by the suffering of his people must rise up’

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Read more about the article Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
A Nativity scene figure and the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square are seen as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking the square at the Vatican Dec. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says

‘Hypocrisy is the greatest danger, because it can even ruin the most sacred realities’

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Read more about the article ‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll
Members of the gospel choir of St. Saviour High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., sing during the Diocese of Brooklyn's annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 5, 2019, at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll

List was compiled by Pushpay, which offers electronic giving options for churches and their congregants

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Read more about the article Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says
Pope Francis greets a woman at the end of an audience with people with disabilities Dec. 3, 2022, in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says

‘There is no inclusion if the experience of fraternity and mutual communion is missing’

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