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Children in eight countries are the happy recipients of a ‘Box of Joy.’

Presenting Happiness: ‘Box of Joy’ Project Brings Smiles

Cross Catholic Outreach’s gift effort brightens children’s lives each Christmas.

Joseph Pronechen Features

Related coverage‘Box of Joy’ Gives Christmas to Needy Children Worldwide

Given all that has been said above, it is not surprising that as pornography consumption has increased, so have reports of demonic activity.

Pope Francis Is Right: Pornography Consumption Opens a Gate to the Demonic

Jane Adolphe Vatican

Vatican Awaits Developments as It Investigates Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga and Honduras’ Catholic University

Edward Pentin Vatican

Catholic Moral Tradition Shines Light on Hard Questions About Abortion

Sophia Feingold Nation

Advent prepares our hearts to embrace the Christ Child.

A Prophet Who Prepares and Speaks for the Lord

Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide

The Vatican’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes place on Dec. 3.

PHOTOS: Vatican Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony 2022

Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican

Last-Minute Gift Guide: Recommended Reading

That season of joy I would love and then lose and never get back was an Advent experience.

Our Personal Advent

David Mills World

Cardinal Joseph Zen (l) speaks to the media outside the West Kowloon court building in Hong Kong on Nov. 25, after being found guilty and fined for failing to register a humanitarian relief fund.

As Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai Cases Attest, the Vatican Must Change Its Course With China

Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer Commentaries

Many dioceses have rolled out a variety of initiatives designed to bring Catholics back to Mass.

The Catholic Church Battles to Fill the Pews

Joan Frawley Desmond Nation

The Last Church Father: 7 Things to Know and Share

Kentucky Right to Life Executive Director Addia Wuchner, a former Republican state representative, holds a poster of Rosie the Riveter with a tattoo of the date that the Supreme Court effectively dismantled Roe v Wade, during an interview following a rally to encourage voters to support Amendment 2 to add a permanent abortion ban to Kentuckys state constitution, on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022.

Abortion Bans Are in Hands of State, Not Federal, Judges in Wake of Dobbs Ruling

The Beauty and Power of the O Antiphons

Aiding the Oppressed: Network of Shrines to Help Persecuted Christians Underway

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Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 26, 2021.

Pope Francis: It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again

In his speech before the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis reflected on the message of St. John the Baptist.

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican December 4, 2022

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier, from the Kobe City Museum collection

The Unlikely Hero of India: St. Francis Xavier

Friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuit also brought the Gospel to Japan. But before he could find a way into China’s heartland, he died, in 1552.

Peter Pinedo/CNA Features December 3, 2022

Pope Francis spends time in silent prayer Dec. 3 in front of a Nativity scene handmade by artisan craftsmen in Guatemala.

Pope Francis Blesses Nativity Scene Made by Craftsmen in Guatemala

The Nativity scene was made by the combined effort of more than 30 artisans. It features the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, wearing large golden crowns, in a stable with the Baby Jesus surrounded by angels.

Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican December 3, 2022

Pope Francis celebrates the International Day of Disabled Persons at the Vatican on Dec. 3.

Pope Francis: The Church Has a Duty to Welcome People With Disabilities

‘Promoting recognition of the dignity of every person is a constant responsibility of the Church,’ the Pope said Dec. 3

Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican December 3, 2022

Other recent cases before the Supreme Court have led to favorable results for advocates of school choice.

Vermont to Allow Religious Schools to Use State Assistance After Settling Lawsuit

As part of the settlements, state and local government officials agreed that Vermont’s exclusion of religious private schools from the program is unconstitutional and unenforceable.

Jonah McKeown/CNA Nation December 3, 2022