VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent First reading Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse,a scion thrusts from his roots:on him the spirit of the Lord rests,a spirit of wisdom and insight,a spirit of counsel and power,a spirit of knowledge and of the … Read moreTue 2 December
Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNAA Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. The last public report from the Holy See was from 2020 — published in 2021 — and showed a deficit of 66.3 million euros ($77 million). Read More
Daniel Ibañez/CNACardinal Kurt Koch The organization highlighted its new president’s experience in ecumenical and interreligious relations, an essential part of the pontifical foundation’s mission. Read More
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance kicked off the Christmas season Dec. 1 by greeting military families at Joint Base Andrews and packing holiday care bundles for deployed U.S. service members. “We speak regularly of the bravery of our service members, and we should,” Trump said before joining volunteers at the packing … Read moreFirst, second ladies team up to make Christmas care packages for troops
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés to serve as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, according to a United States Conference of Catholic Bishops press release issued Dec. 1. Bishop Avilés succeeds Bishop W. Michael Mulvey, whose resignation was accepted by the Pope after overseeing the diocese since … Read morePope Leo appoints new bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the man charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December, attempted during a Dec. 1 pretrial hearing to convince a New York court to exclude evidence against Mangione they claim was illegally obtained. According to AP News, the hearing began with previously unseen video and audio recordings from a … Read moreLuigi Mangione attorneys seek to throw out evidence in pretrial hearing
The Basilica of the Sagrada Família celebrated Nov. 30 the centennial of the completion of the building’s first tower, the only one its architect, Ven. Antoni Gaudí, saw completed during his lifetime. The celebratory event included a choral performance as the Tower of Saint Barnabas was illuminated, a reading of a manifesto in tribute to … Read moreSagrada Família celebrates 100th anniversary of first completed tower
The Canadian government this month released the annual report on its euthanasia program, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), revealing that 16,499 people were killed via the program in 2024 — a 6.9% increase from 2023. The government granted nearly 75% of all requests for euthanasia in 2024, according to the Sixth Annual Report. In total, … Read more16,499 people killed by Canada’s euthanasia program in 2024, government report finds
The Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, has placed a priest on immediate leave and prohibited him from all public ministry after he was charged in Stearns County with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of stalking, and three counts of threats of violence toward one adult, according to a statement issued Nov. … Read moreMinnesota diocese issues statement after priest charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, violence
West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, the surviving victim of last week’s ambush near the White House, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition and is showing new signs of responsiveness. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told reporters at a news conference Dec. 1 that Wolfe responded to a nurse who asked him to … Read moreWest Virginia guardsman shows signs of improvement after DC shooting