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Month: December 2016

Nation & World

Pope writes to Syrian president, urging him to end war

December 13, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect civilians and to ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver emergency aid to the people. Syria’s […]

Nation & World

Byzantine Catholics prepare for Christmas with 40-day fast

December 12, 2016 Caroline

A 40-day period known as the Philip’s Fast, which began Nov. 15, is accompanying the faithful of the Byzantine Catholic Church as they prepare to celebrate the feast of the Nativity. These periods of preparation […]

Nation & World

Thousands gather to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12, 2016 Caroline

WASHINGTON—People on the sidewalks of Washington momentarily stopped their holiday shopping and paused in the cold on Dec. 10 to take in the sight of hundreds of pilgrims processing through the streets alongside images of […]

Nation & World

2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback

December 12, 2016 Caroline

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of year-end stories recapping key events of 2016. WASHINGTON—It began with the fatal shootings of unarmed black men and women by police. It was exacerbated in the […]

Nation & World

Pope Francis calls Coptic Pope Tawadros to share condolences

December 12, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis phoned Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria Dec. 12, expressing his prayers and condolences for the previous day’s terrorist attack at the Cairo cathedral that left 25 people dead. “We are […]

Aiken Deanery

Daughters of Charity seek replacements for outreach in Gloverville

December 12, 2016 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

GLOVERVILLE—For nearly 40 years, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul have been a beacon of hope for residents of the Horse Creek Valley region of Aiken County. Working out of Our Lady […]

Columnists

Attending a same-sex wedding? / What is mercy?

December 10, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q. My husband has a sibling who is getting married to a same-sex partner. They have been together for years. Given our religious beliefs, are we able to attend the ceremony? (Greenville, SC) A. This […]

Nation & World

Pilgrims on horseback pay homage at Guadalupe shrine

December 9, 2016 Caroline

DES PLAINES, Ill.—With thick, wet snow falling down and live mariachi music to greet them, around 400 riders on horseback rode up to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines Dec. 4 […]

Nation & World

Mary shows what good comes from wholehearted ‘yes’ to God

December 9, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Although she was just a humble young woman from a small town, Mary’s total “yes” to God was “the most important ‘yes’ of history” and overturned Adam and Eve’s prideful “no,” which unleashed sin […]

Greenville Deanery

Families exchange information and stories during adoption celebration

December 9, 2016 John C. Stevenson

GREENVILLE — An Upstate celebration of National Adoption Day brought together people to discuss both the process of adoption and what the act has meant in their lives. The inaugural event, held recently at Our Lady […]

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