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Pope Benedict XVI on the Origin and Meaning of Christmas
It was about this time last year when Pope Benedict XVI gave a brilliant reflection on the history and meaning of Christmas, saying that only those who welcome Jesus with a child's heart can recognize "the Lord in the Child" who comes to us on Christmas Day.
How the Economic Slump is Affecting Santa Claus
In these tough economic times, Santa Claus has to do a lot more than dress up in a red suit and promise the world to long lines of eager-eyed children; these days a good Santa has to know how to gently set limits to what kids can expect to find on Christmas morning.
Church to Consider Case of "Maria Goretti of Pakistan"
Church officials are planning to review the case of an 18 year-old Catholic Pakistani girl named Mariah Manisha who was shot to death for refusing to submit to rape, a forced marriage and conversion to Islam.
Promising New Vaccine Could be Used to Treat Breast and Pancreatic Cancers
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the University of Georgia (UGA) have developed an experimental cancer vaccine that reduced tumors by 80 percent in mice models that mimicked most pancreatic and breast cancers, even those that were resistant to standard treatments.
What Reality TV is Teaching Our Girls
A new report by the Parents Television Council (PTC) has found that the top four reality shows on MTV - Jersey Shore, Real World, Teen Mom 2 and 16 and Pregnant are teaching young girls that it's hip to be self-denigrating, mean-spirited and promiscuous.
FLDS Cult Leader's Bizarre New Prophecies and Restrictions
Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), is using his time in prison to terrorize his flock by demanding that they promulgate a bizarre series of doomsday prophecies and ordering them to cease having sex and to turn over all assets to the community or face instant excommunication.
In the Silence of the Gown: How Wedding Gowns Transform the Modern Woman
Today's woman is smart, sophisticated, and adept at multi-tasking, but when she steps into a wedding dress for the first time, most become aware for the first time of the beauty of being woman.
Secret Santas Pay Off Layway Accounts at K-Marts Across the Country
Families facing hard times this Christmas are getting some unexpected relief in the form of "Secret Santas" who have been popping up all over the U.S., mostly at Kmart stores, where they secretly pay off the layaway accounts for cash-strapped families.
Eucharistic Flash Mob Occupies California Mall
The priests and parishioners at St. Raymond's parish in Downey, California staged an "Occupy Christmas" event at a busy local mall where they fell on their knees in the middle of the mall and began to reverence the Eucharist.
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