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Catholic Bishops’ chief appeals to PM Modi, Amit Shah to ensure protection of Christians

The Hindu 25 Dec 2025
The Archbishop expressed “deep pain” over the “disturbing rise in attacks on Christians” and said such incidents deeply wound the spirit of India’s Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion ....
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As priests face burnout, Catholic U. grant aims to boost training and support

The Washington Post 25 Dec 2025
Catholic University is one of 45 institutions recently approved for grants as part of the Lilly Endowment effort to support theological education and training ... .
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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in ...

The Lawton Constitution 25 Dec 2025
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian Authority police said late Wednesday they made the arrests ... .
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Three Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching Christmas tree at Catholic church in West Bank

The Hindu 25 Dec 2025
The Holy Redeemer Church of Jenin posted photos of the arson, showing the skeleton of a synthetic Christmas tree that had been gutted of the green plastic branches ....
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Life of Korea's 1st Catholic priest returns to small screen for Christmas season

Korea Times 25 Dec 2025
Andrew Kim Taegon (1821-46), Korea’s first Catholic priest ... Born in 1821, Kim was a pioneer who became the nation’s first Catholic priest ... which maintained a strict anti-Catholic policy at the time.
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Village cites Catholic Church for Christmas tree fundraiser in 'historic district'

Newsday 25 Dec 2025
Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church has held a fundraiser selling trees and other holiday items, according to a letter its attorneys sent to the village on Dec ... Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, on ...
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Indonesian Catholics raise Christmas aid for Sumatra flood victims

Antara News 25 Dec 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Catholics in various regions across Indonesia are raising funds as an expression of solidarity and concern for fellow citizens affected by flooding in Sumatra during the Christmas celebrations.
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Jakarta Archbishop highlights Catholic solidarity in disaster relief

Antara News 25 Dec 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Archbishop Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo said all Catholic parishes in Indonesia are collaborating to raise relief funds for communities affected by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
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Over 3,000 Catholics attend Christmas Mass at Jakarta Cathedral

Antara News 25 Dec 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Over 3,000 Catholics gathered at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, widely known as Jakarta Cathedral, on Thursday morning to attend the Christmas Pontifical Mass led by Archbishop Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo.
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Palestinians arrested in West Bank Catholic church fire

The Los Angeles Times 25 Dec 2025
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said ... Rev ... .
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Pope Leo XIV has 'his work cut out for him' in battling Catholic antisemitism: analysis

Alternet 25 Dec 2025
Mary Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, whose Facebook page invites viewers to ‘immerse yourselves in the magic of Christmas.’ But I don’t mean to single out this church; its pageant is not unusual,” said Golinkin.
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Catholics up early for Christmas Mass

Guam Pacific Daily News 25 Dec 2025
By Joe Taitano II Pacific Daily News. Joe Taitano II ... 25, 2025 ... For the majority of island residents who are of the Catholic faith, Christmas marks the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ ... Anthony Catholic Church in Tamuning hosted midnight mass.
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‘Something beautiful about Christmas’: San Diego’s newest Catholic priests reflect on first holiday season

San Diego Union-Tribune 25 Dec 2025
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
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Can Catholic Church and Vietnamese state finally coexist?

Asiatimes 25 Dec 2025
Catholics were often viewed as collaborators, and social boundaries persisted — intermarriage between Catholic and non-Catholic families, for example, was frequently discouraged on both sides.
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