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The Catholic Church has recorded steady growth in Africa, Asia, and the Americas with an increase in the number of baptized Catholics and clergy, according to Vatican’s annual statistics.
Christian families are leaving Syria en masse because of growing societal problems, such as extreme poverty and an education system in crisis, Archbishop Jacques Mourad (in photo) of Homs told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
The bomb explosion at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City during the celebration of the Eucharist on the first Sunday of Advent which killed four people and injured 50 has sent fear through the local Christian community.
Meeting in the Vatican, Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals agreed on the need to listen to the “the feminine aspect” of the Church, especially at the local level, “so that processes of reflection and decision making can benefit from the irreplaceable contribution of women.”
It’s a common sentiment to approach the New Year longing for the realization of cherished aspirations.
Let us bid farewell with gratitude to the past year, recognizing the countless blessings we enjoyed. And let us welcome with trust the year ahead of us. Our highest hope is that the Lord will be with us each day of 2024.
Father Vincenzo Bordo, a missionary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), put on the apron 30 years ago and is now known in South Korea and beyond as “God’s chef.”
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