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Pope Francis carries a figurine of the baby Jesus as he leaves Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 24, 2019, file photo. The pope will celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass with a small congregation; the Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Rome so people can get home without breaking Italy's 10 p.m. COVID-19 curfew. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope to celebrate early Mass Dec. 24 because of COVID-19 curfew

Cindy Wooden|Dec 10, 2020|2 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

Circuit court vacates California church closure decision

Catholic News Agency|Dec 9, 2020|3 Min Read

This painting by artist Laura Vasquez Rodriguez seen Nov. 20, 2019, was part of an exhibit in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. (Archdiocese of Los Angeles)

As pandemic devastates Latin America, pope prays to St. Juan Diego

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 9, 2020|2 Min Read

Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor, one of the Lansing diocese's schools which have joined a suit against the Mich. health department. (Dwight Burdette/Wikimedia, PD via CNA)

Catholic high schools in Michigan sue over coronavirus order keeping them closed

Catholic News Agency|Dec 8, 2020|5 Min Read

Pope Francis prays beneath the statue of the Virgin Mary on the occasion of Immaculate Conception day, at the Spanish Steps, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to the statue early Tuesday after last week the Vatican announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic his annual pilgrimage to the statue in the center of Rome would be cancelled to avoid contagion due to gatherings. (Vatican News/AP via Crux)

Masked Pope Francis makes surprise outing for the Immaculata

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 8, 2020|2 Min Read

Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq. (Aid to the Church in Need via Crux)

World

Iraqi archbishop says papal visit a ‘courageous’ decision

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 8, 2020|6 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

US Supreme Court urged to protect KY religious schools from shutdown

Catholic News Agency|Dec 7, 2020|5 Min Read

Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. (Wikimedia Commons via CNA)

World

Belgian Catholics organize legal challenge to public Mass ban

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 7, 2020|3 Min Read

A woman lights an Advent candle before the Saturday vigil Mass outside Our Lady of Solitude Church in East Los Angeles Dec. 5, 2020. (David Amador Rivera)

Faith

How this Advent can free us from pandemic anxiety

Kathryn Jean Lopez|Dec 7, 2020|7 Min Read

Franciscan Father Rami Asakrieh, pastor of St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem, West Bank, poses with the Zablah family Dec. 1, 2020, in Bethlehem. Pictured with Father Asakrieh from left to right are: Kathy, 53, Tolay, who turns 2 Dec. 23, Tamara, 32, Tala, 4, and Tamer, 32. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

World

Bethlehem at Christmas: Unemployment can mean choosing food or medicine

Judith Sudilovsky|Dec 4, 2020|4 Min Read

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrates the White Mass and blessing for medical professionals outside St. Augustine Church in South San Francisco Oct. 16, 2020. (CNS photo/Dennis Callahan, Catholic San Francisco)

'Let my people worship,' archbishop says after California church decision

Carol Zimmermann|Dec 4, 2020|4 Min Read

Sainte-Chapelle, the 13th-century chapel built by French King Louis IX to house Christ's crown of thorns. (Chris Chabot/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 via CNA)

World

Catholic bishops welcome 'realistic' new measures for public Masses in France

Courtney Mares|Dec 3, 2020|2 Min Read

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