MORTGAGE BURNING Father Michael Kaluza, right, pastor of Divine Mercy in Faribault, watches as the church mortgage goes up in flames during a ceremony following the 4 p.m. Mass Nov. 15. The parish made its last payment on the $4.5 million mortgage last month for the new church building, which was completed in 2009. Total cost of the project was $10.2 million. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic SpiritA BOY’S BELONGINGS A boy carries belongings as he walks on the rubble of damaged buildings Nov. 17 in Aleppo, Syria. Lebanon’s Catholic leaders have called for peace in Syria and Iraq. CNS/Hosam Katan, Reuters
