News Roundup— Week of December 19

2024-12-19

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Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez celebrates his first public Mass. Christian leaders in Syria express cautious optimism about the future of Christianity in the country. Four employees of Catholic Charities in Milwaukee reportedly stole at least $1.7 million from the charity. The pope’s forthcoming autobiography suggests there were two attempts on the pope’s life during his 2021 trip to Iraq. The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe recorded some 12 million pilgrims in the days around the Dec. 12 feas...

Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez celebrates his first public Mass. Christian leaders in Syria express cautious optimism about the future of Christianity in the country.

Four employees of Catholic Charities in Milwaukee reportedly stole at least $1.7 million from the charity. The pope’s forthcoming autobiography suggests there were two attempts on the pope’s life during his 2021 trip to Iraq.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe recorded some 12 million pilgrims in the days around the Dec. 12 feast day.

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