Read more about the article Catholics say they’re able to deepen their approach to Advent season this year
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Catholics say they’re able to deepen their approach to Advent season this year

Staying at home leaves more time, energy for Advent traditions, old and new

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Read more about the article Like parents, God loves his children even at their worst, pope says
Pope Francis touches a statue of Our Lady of Lujan during his general audience in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 2, 2020. The pope continued his series of talks on prayer and reflected on the theme of blessings. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Like parents, God loves his children even at their worst, pope says

God waits for sinner’s heart to eventually open and change

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Read more about the article Social justice must be founded on care for others, pope tells judges
Cristian Molina, 26, takes his tuberculosis medication at his house in a poor area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this Sept. 26, 2019, file photo. In a Nov. 30 video message, Pope Francis said social justice for all men and women cannot be achieved if most of the world's wealth is controlled by a small percentage while the rights of others to a dignified life are disregarded. (CNS photo/Magali Druscovich, Reuters)

Social justice must be founded on care for others, pope tells judges

Building social justice is a collective work that must be achieved on a daily basis, pope says

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Read more about the article Vatican tells young people to ask for ‘words of wisdom’ for Christmas
A social media campaign by the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life aims to encourage young people to reach out to their grandparents and older people. You can participate in the campaign by using the hashtag #aGiftOfWisdom. (CNS photo/Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life)

Vatican tells young people to ask for ‘words of wisdom’ for Christmas

Dicastery of Laity, the Family and Life launches campaign to encourage young people to reach out to grandparents, other older people

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Read more about the article Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop
New Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington attends a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis with new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters pool)

Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop

Pandemic restricts attendance at consistory for new cardinals

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Read more about the article Pope, in new book, talks about personal ‘lockdowns’ that changed his life
Pope Francis meets author Austen Ivereigh at the Vatican in October 2019. The pope collaborated with Ivereigh on the book, "Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future." In the book the pope said he experienced three "COVID moments" in his lifetime: lung problems that threatened his life when he was 21; his "displacement" in Germany in 1986 for studies; and when he was sent away to Cordoba, Argentina, for almost two years in the early 1990s. "Let Us Dream" will be published Dec. 1 by Simon & Schuster. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope, in new book, talks about personal ‘lockdowns’ that changed his life

"Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future," Pope Francis said he had experienced three "COVID moments" in his lifetime

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Read more about the article Mexican church, civic leaders: No pilgrims at basilica for Guadalupe feast
Mexican Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes conducts an online service via YouTube and television at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 22, 2020, after churches were closed during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Mexico's bishops, the Mexico City government and other religious and civil authorities have announced the closure of the basilica Dec. 10-13, 2020, due to COVID-19 concerns. Normally an estimated 8 million pilgrims visit the basilica for the Dec. 12 feast of the national patroness. (CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)

Mexican church, civic leaders: No pilgrims at basilica for Guadalupe feast

The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the world's most-visited Marian shrine, normally attracts 8 million visitors for the Dec. 12 feast day

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Read more about the article A better future: U.S. young adults join peers brainstorming on economy
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, participates in the "Economy of Francesco" virtual meeting in this screen capture from YouTube Nov. 19, 2020. The meeting is a project of Pope Francis, who has called for a different kind of economy that better respects humanity and nature. The pope is scheduled to address the meeting Nov. 21. (CNS photo)

A better future: U.S. young adults join peers brainstorming on economy

Participants discuss pope’s call for "a different kind of economy: one that brings life not death, one that is inclusive and not exclusive”

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Read more about the article Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God’s call, pope says
Pope Francis leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God’s call, pope says

Pray like Mary, “in an attitude of openness with a heart open to God,” the pope said Nov. 18 during his weekly general audience.

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Read more about the article ‘It has been completely disastrous’: second hurricane hits Nicaragua
Residents stand amid debris outside homes in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Nov. 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Hurricane Iota. The Category 4 storm hit the coast of Nicaragua near the border of Honduras Nov. 16, causing storm surges and flooding and further damaging buildings already wrecked by Hurricane Eta. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

‘It has been completely disastrous’: second hurricane hits Nicaragua

Vulnerable communities have been devastated by loss of homes and crops

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