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Across our Country
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Message of Peace Light
Message of Peace Light, now in US, seen as more urgent amid Israel-Hamas war
A lantern is lit with a flame from the Peace Light during a ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, N.Y., Dec. 3, 2023. After its arrival on Austria Airlines, the Peace Light, a continuous flame originating in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, it will be taken across North America by a network of drivers will transfer the flame as a sign of “peace, harmony, and unity among all people of the world.” (OSV News photo/Alicia Venter, The Tablet)
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For converts to Catholicism, RCIA is now ‘OCIA’: What’s behind name change? - NW CatholicList Item 1
December 7, 2022. A major benefit is that people can enter the OCIA process at any time in the calendar year and can receive the sacraments of initiation at any time, not just during Easter.
Across the World
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Even a two-minute examination of conscience is helpful, pope says - NW Catholic
November 30, 2022. A daily examination of conscience is an important tool for recognizing where God is at work in one’s life and where “the evil spirit” tries to lead one astray, Pope Francis said.
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Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod -NW CatholicList Item 3
November 29, 2022. While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others want “to put the brakes on the synod process,” those involved in preparing the continental phase of the synod process want “to mend” the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the pope, said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, relator general of the synod.
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Jihadists seeking to build ‘transcontinental caliphate,’ says report- Cathoic News AgencyList Item 1
December 1, 2022. The report, released earlier this month by the international Catholic pastoral aid organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), found that as a result of increased jihadist activity, persecution of Christians along the equator has skyrocketed in recent years.
