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Birth of Jesus Nativity Photo
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The Impossible! – Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand +1

8 Catholic Stars from Hollywood’s Golden Era – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia +1

Who Created the First Nativity Scene? – Get Fed

Dorothy Day and Elizabeth Ann Seton: New York Converts On Fire – Katherine J. Lopez at Seton Shrine Blog

Of Workers and Talents: Two Classic Parables With a Christmas Lesson - Gabriel Garnica at Catholic Stand

On Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both

My Conversation with Bethel McGrew – Joseph Sciambra at Sons of St. Joseph Blog

A Simple Lesson in Christian Consistency – David L. Griffey at Daffey Thoughts

We Don’t “Do Santa Claus”—We “Do Christmas” - Tom McFadden at Crisis Magazine

Why Gregorian Chant is Supreme – John Paul Sonnen at TAN Direction Blog

Wrong Move could Trigger New Seminary Standoff with US Bishops – Edward Condon at The Pillar

Notre Dame 2.0 and Missale Romanum 2.0 – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Liturgical Movement

When a Pope Dies, what happens to Motu Proprios He Wrote – Fr. Z’s Blog

Want More Great Catholic News Links?  Click Here! - Tito Edwards at Big Pulpit

Pope Leo XIV presides over a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

How Are Papal Prayer Intentions Chosen?

While Pope Leo “has an endless list” of prayer intentions, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network helps him choose 12 to offer each month of the year, according to Father Cristóbal Fones, SJ.