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Shakopee school sings with Christmas spirit

Sharing a “joyful noise” with their neighborhood and beyond, a group of students, teachers and staff of Shakopee Area Catholic School in Shakopee gathered in front of the building every afternoon for five days — Dec. 14-18 — ringing bells and singing.

Christmas 1944: A world at war, a moment’s peace and a parish fire

It had been St. Casimir's tradition to leave their impressively large Christmas crib standing in the sanctuary, surrounded with evergreens, until the Feast of the Purification of Mary, on Feb. 2. But this year would prove to be exceptional.

Archbishop Hebda and Bishop Cozzens to bestow a special Christmas blessing

Much as they did last Easter, Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Bishop Andrew Cozzens will offer a special blessing Christmas Day, greeting people for 90 minutes as the faithful drive up to the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

Naumann: Vaccine objectors still have ‘responsibility to protect public health’

Four days after issuing a joint statement with another bishop saying the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were acceptable and could be taken "as an act of charity," Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, reiterated this message noting there had been some misunderstanding about it.

Lots of money, and hard work, bring pandemic aid bill to finish line

What had been separate Democratic and Republican coronavirus relief bills became a bipartisan effort thanks to Congress' Problem Solvers Caucus, according to a lobbyist for Network, a Catholic social justice lobby.

Faith behind bars: Cardinal’s book shares spiritual insights from prison

The first evening Australian Cardinal George Pell was incarcerated, he began writing a record of his thoughts and experiences in the form of a...

Genocide in Nigeria ‘happening before our eyes,’ congressman says at hearing

The Catholic bishop of Gboko, Nigeria, and the Knights of Columbus added their voices to a Dec. 17 congressional hearing spotlighting sectarian violence in Nigeria in which thousands of Christians have been killed simply for their faith identity.

Pope again calls for diverting funds from weapons to fighting hunger

Appealing for a worldwide commitment to initiating a "culture of care" for one another and for the environment, Pope Francis again called on nations to divert money from their military budgets to create a global fund to end hunger and promote development in the world's poorest nations.
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