![A picture taken on January 4, 2011 from the hills above the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon shows the world's first partial solar eclipse of 2011 behind the landmark statue of the Virgin Mary in the Christian village of Maghdusheh. A picture taken on January 4, 2011 from the hills above the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon shows the world's first partial solar eclipse of 2011 behind the landmark statue of the Virgin Mary in the Christian village of Maghdusheh.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240408100444_d62c8d606f325ea5e021171f94dc97adc8d4d314ce8ea00a899d78a8a856001f.png)
Spiritual Eclipse and the Darkness of Sin
COMMENTARY: God’s light never ceases to shine and is far more abundant than the darkness of sin.
COMMENTARY: God’s light never ceases to shine and is far more abundant than the darkness of sin.
What we are witnessing today is nothing less than a great battle for people’s souls.
Pope Francis appeared in good form during his weekly Angelus address Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine with a call for peace while urging the faithful to ‘never direct your eyes away from the light of Jesus.’
EDITORIAL: The Epochal Event of Christmas, From 1941 to 2021
The Holy Father reflected Jan. 6 on the Wise Men, who, bearing gifts, came to see the Child Jesus in Bethlehem.
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