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Pope Francis waves as he arrives to deliver his Christmas message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Standing on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on a clear, crisp Christmas day, Pope Francis spoke about the world's children before formally giving his blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world).
Arts & CultureBooks
Roy Thomas
The continued costs and casualties alone should lead parents, taxpayers and indeed politicians to care.
Fidelis Mukonori, S.J. Photo by Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Just two hours after army tanks rolled out onto the streets of Harare in November, Father Mukonori got a call asking him to meet with the army’s generals.
Beatrice Fihn, the executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) holds two paper cranes in Oslo on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The pope was lauded at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize for condemning the “false sense of security” of nuclear weapons.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
Christian leaders in Jerusalem appealed to Trump to take their viewpoint into consideration.
A Rohingya woman holds her infant as she scuffles to receive relief aid Nov. 28 in the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
While diplomats and advocates weigh in on the crisis, Catholic Relief Services in Bangladesh, supporting the local Caritas office, is responding with humanitarian assistance, delivering food and critical survival supplies to thousands of Rohingya families.