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Everything you need to know about the Advent wreath

The Advent wreath originated from a pagan European tradition, which consisted of lighting candles during the winter to ask the sun god to return with his light and warmth.
Former USCCB official and leading voice for Black Catholics dies at 75

A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 23 at St. Peter Claver Church in West Baltimore for Beverly A. Carroll, a social justice advocate who spent her life raising her voice for African American Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the United States and the world.
Church not as committed to economic pastoral 35 years later, say panelists

The U.S. bishops' pastoral letter "Economic Justice for All" turned 35 years old in November, but in the view of some panelists at a Nov. 22 forum on the pastoral's anniversary, its release seems like much longer ago.
Archbishop: Arbery verdict does not bring him back, but advances justice

Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer said the convictions of three white men for the 2020 murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery "does not bring him back. It does not bridge the racial divide in our community. It does not bring to an end the sin of racism, but it does advance the work toward justice."
Austria coronavirus lockdown: Catholic bishops tighten guidelines on church celebrations

Austria’s Catholic bishops’ conference has tightened rules for attending Mass and other celebrations as the country went into full national lockdown on Monday.
Waukesha parade tragedy: Priest, Catholic schoolchildren hurt when SUV plows into marchers

A Catholic priest, parishioners, and Catholic schoolchildren were injured when an SUV plowed into marchers during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has said.
U.S. bishops affix feast day for St. Teresa of Kolkata

The U.S. bishops have assigned a feast date to St. Teresa of Kolkata. The date would be Sept. 5, the death date in 1997 for the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
Pray for and promote peace, Milwaukee archbishop says after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict

Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee is encouraging people to pray for and promote peace following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday, Nov. 19.
Oklahoma archbishop: Governor's clemency of Julius Jones took 'tremendous courage'

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City praised Gov. Kevin Stitt for his “tremendous courage” in granting convicted murderer Julius Jones clemency hours ahead of his scheduled execution on Nov. 18.
Communion statement aims to 'retrieve and revive' understanding

The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 "yes" votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly.
U.S. bishops focus on Communion, synodality, finances in fall assembly
Synod on synodality should not avoid problems, archbishop says in homily

More than 200 bishops and archbishops and six cardinals concelebrated the opening Mass for the fall assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the first in-person gathering for the prelates since November 2019.
It’s time for a conversation about justice, top Catholic scholar says

Famed ethicist Alasdair MacIntyre called upon academia and other Catholics and intellectuals to invest in the “expensive conversation” about justice, and to sharpen their understanding of what constitutes human dignity.
Secular institute members live vocation charism in their work, daily life

Father Paul Baker said he sees Natasha Sager as one of God's spies — in a good way.
Laudato Si' Action Platform set to integrate encyclical into church life

The Vatican's seven-year plan to widen the reach of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment is just what the church needs in a time of global climate change in the mind of Father Emmet Farrell, a retired priest living in San Diego.
At COP26, Vatican delegation calls for solidarity with poorer nations

As the U.N. Climate Change Conference was nearing its final day, the Vatican delegation urged parties to deliver on the financing, resources and standards needed to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Meet the Navy veteran who became a Sister of Life: ‘My heart was made for something more’

Sister Maris Stella once served her country. Now, she's dedicating her life to serving God.
Cleveland priest sent to prison for life for sexually exploiting children

A Cleveland diocesan priest was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on federal charges involving child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.
Latin American bishops: 'Politics is a way of living the Christian faith'

Police regularly patrol outside the parish where Msgr. Carlos Áviles celebrates Mass in Managua, Nicaragua. He calls it an act of "intimidation" for his outspokenness about political matters. It also fits a pattern of harassment against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua from a government that has branded priests "terrorists."
Coup makes bad situation worse for Myanmar's religious, ethnic minorities

The Feb. 1 coup by Myanmar's military forces, overthrowing the democratically elected government, has made a bad situation only worse for the nation's religious and ethnic minority groups, panelists said during a Nov. 4 video forum on the situation in the Southeast Asian nation.

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