Advent: Dare to Behold the Reign
December 7, 2025 – Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15: 4-9; Matthew 3: 1-12 Repent, for the Reign of God is close at
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December 7, 2025 – Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15: 4-9; Matthew 3: 1-12 Repent, for the Reign of God is close at
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By Purushottam Nayak – Visakhapatnam: The 50th Annual Retreat of priests from the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar from the eastern Indian state of Odisha concluded recently
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First Saturday in Advent – December 6, 2025 Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26; Matthew 9:35 – 10:1,5,6-8 Freely you have received, freely you shall give –
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By Purushottam Nayak – Raikia, Kandhamal: As winter approaches each year, harsh temperatures pose severe challenges for people living on the margins of society those
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First Friday in Advent – December 05, 2025 Isaiah 27: 17-24; Matthew 9: 27, 31 The blind shall see, the deaf shall hear, the lowly
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First Thursday in Advent – December 04, 2025 Isaiah 26: 1-6; Matthew 7: 21, 24-27 The Rock is the imagery that connects the first reading
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I. Introduction: Newman, the 38th Doctor of the Church On 1 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV solemnly declared St. John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor
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December 3, 2025 – Celebrating St. Francis Xavier Ezekiel 3: 17-21; 1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23; Mark 16: 15-20. We celebrate St. Francis Xavier the
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From the north to the south of the country, the small team at Aid to the Church in Need is working hard to ensure that Christians have a home in the Land of the Cedars. Pastoral care and education are the charity’s two main priorities.
Continuing a decades-old tradition of paying homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome, Pope Leo prays at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed, and lays a wreath at the base.
Syria is marking one year since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after nearly 14 years of war.
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus and invites the faithful to believe as Mary did, and to welcome Christ into their lives.