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- China vows more ‘friendly consensus’ amid Vatican complaints
  
  After complaints from the Vatican that Beijing is violating a 2018 interim accord, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the country is willing to expand the “friendly consensus” achieved with...
- In new interview, Pope defends himself on China and Russia
  
  “Dialogue is the way of the best diplomacy,” Pope Francis said, and when it comes to China, “I have opted for the way of dialogue. It is slow, it has its failures, it has its successes, but I cannot...
- In rare public protest, Vatican calls out China over bishop’s appointment
  
  On Saturday the Vatican called out Chinese authorities for violating the terms of their controversial deal on episcopal appointments by installing a bishop in a diocese that is not recognized by Rome.
National Catholic Register
- Register Reader Speaks Out on Attempts to Usurp God’s Plan for Marriage
  
  Letters to the editor offer a variety of opinions. TV Picks 11.20.22
- Meet Lorie Smith, the Christian Artist With a Supreme Court Free-Speech Case
  
  Lorie Smith, owner and founder of 303 Creative The high court will hear oral argument in her case — 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis — on Monday, Dec...
- Process of Beatification to Begin for Co-Founder of Neocatechumenal Way
  
  Credit: Archimadrid Carmen Hernández, co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way Carmen Hernández is known as ‘a bearer of Jesus Christ.’
Catholic News Service
- Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
  
  RYE, N.Y. (CNS) — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight...
- Commentary: Advent hymn: ‘Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming’
  
  The 500-plus-year-old German Advent hymn, “Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming,” is not one I...
- Commentary: Second Week of Advent: We belong to the One who is and was and is to come
  
  The image of John the Baptist in today’s Gospel stands in stark contrast to the...
Life Teen Blog
- Serial Killers on TV? : Why Curiosity isn’t always Healthy
  
  The Thrill of the Fall As the leaves begin to change and the weather cools down, we embrace pumpkin spice season once again (!!) and the liturgical calendar carries us to the Solemnity of All Saints...
- October 15: The Feast of St. Teresa of Avila
  
  “Whoever has God lacks nothing: God alone is enough.” Born: March 28, 1515 Died: October 4, 1582 Feast Day: October 15 Patron of headache sufferers and Spanish Catholic writers Background If you...
- Small Group Time Doesn’t Need to Be Torture
  
  As a former youth minister, I remember how my Edge core team dreaded small group time. At a point, it became such an obvious frustration that I decided to investigate the cause of this hatred by...