Christmas creche, tree are signs of hope, pope says
ByVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope, Pope Leo XIV said. “As we contemplate…
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre’s 2025 Christmas Message
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Pray for peace in front of the Nativity scene, pope asks children
ByVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked children to pray in front of their Nativity scenes this Christmas and, especially, to pray “that…
Increase in US executions largely driven by Florida, year-end report says
ByWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Although there was a significant increase in executions in the U.S. in 2025, a smaller number of new death sentences…
Las Posadas Navideñas: Journeying to Bethlehem alongside the Holy Family
By(OSV News) — With the Advent season well underway, Catholics are fully expectant, preparing spiritually for the birth of their Savior at Christmas on…
Share the Journey — The story of a nursing home advocate
ByAs a child, I didn’t know that I would become an MS warrior. I was the one who fell down the steps, broke bones…
Nativity students visit St. Joseph residents
ByStudents of Nativity Academy at St. Boniface visited the St. Joseph Home for the Aged on Dec. 16. The students placed drawings on the…
Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025, report says
ByWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025 as the group lost its ability to bill Medicaid, according to a report…
Wedding Anniversaries — Dec. 18, 2025
ByTony and Judy Lentz McCubbins, members of St. Peter the Apostle Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 27. Mr. McCubbins is…
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre’s 2025 Christmas Message
ByMy dear brothers and sisters: As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, we rejoice because we praise God in thanksgiving…
Pope urges people to protect, cultivate even smallest signs of peace, hope
ByVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “confrontational” tone dominating both global and national politics is “deepening instability and unpredictability day by day,” Pope Leo XIV…