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Dec. 13 Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, Memorial
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Lucy (283-304). St. Lucy (or Lucia) was born in Syracuse, Sicily, where she also died. She was of a noble Greek family, […]
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Pope Leo XIV entrusts pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Pope Leo XIV honors Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Mass on her feast day, Dec. 12, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican […]
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Swedish choir honors St. Lucy with songs in St. Peter’s Basilica
Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — The Nordic Music High School — in Stockholm perform traditional Swedish “Lucia songs” during an afternoon Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 11, 2025. […]
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III Day within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception
“…that it should be kept with an Octave throughout the whole Church.”
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Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA), Feast
In the USA the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, elsewhere it is an Optional Memorial. Our Lady appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego on […]
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Pope Leo XIV, in meeting with award committee, calls for concrete acts of charity
Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, at the Vatican on December 11, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec […]
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Pope warns about risks to Church when intelligence agencies ‘act for nefarious purposes’
Pope Leo XIV speaks to people who work in Italy’s intelligence sector in the Vatican’s Hall of Blessings on Dec. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 12, […]
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Dec. 11 Thursday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Damasus I, Pope, Opt. Mem.
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Damasus I (306-384), who was Supreme Pontiff from 366 to 384. He was a very learned man, well versed in the Scriptures. […]
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