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FaithOf Other Things
Bill McGarvey
I believe in a God who speaks to us as adults through beauty and truth.
Security wall outside Bethlehem (photo by author)
FaithIn All Things
Jeremy Zipple
The ancient Christian population of Bethlehem is fast disappearing. One of the few remaining Palestinian Christians explains what it feels like to celebrate Christmas there today.
FaithThe Word
John W. Martens
“But you have kept the good wine until now” (Jn 2:10). Reflect on Sunday's readings with John W. Martens.
FaithIn All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
In the Quran, Mary is twice chosen: as the pious girl dwelling in the Temple, and as the mother of Jesus.
Crowds await the arrival of Pope Francis for his Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has opened the door to the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta He did so this afternoon Dec 17 when he recognized the miraculous cure of a Brazilian man that took place at the end of 2008 nbsp The news was broken unofficially this evening by the Italian Catholic daily
A man adjusts the crown on a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 6 outside the basilica named for her in northern Mexico City. The national patroness remains important in Mexico as source of spiritual inspiration, but even nonoreligious people identify with her. (CNS photo/David Agren)
FaithNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Millions of Mexicans descend annually on the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, especially for the feast day Dec. 12, with many making pilgrimages on bike or arriving on foot from the surrounding states. The devotion shows few signs of fading while growth in the United States, through immigrant communities, is strong.