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Ten Commandments tablet, attributed to ancient Samaritans, goes up for auction

An inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments -- claimed to be the world's oldest known extant example -- will go on auction Dec. 18 with expectations of garnering as much as $2 million. The esteemed auction house Sotheby's is facilitating the sale of what it says is an approximately 1,500 year-old tablet, which it describes as "the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era."
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King Charles III attends Advent service of London branch of pontifical charity

King Charles III attended a special Advent service Dec. 17 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London. The event, co-hosted by Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), celebrated the resilience of Christian communities and marked the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group invasion of Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq.
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Filipino Simbang Gabi Masses more and more rooted in the US

In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins its traditional novena of daily dawn Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary prior to the birth of her son Jesus Christ.
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Jesus’ crown of thorns returns to Notre Dame Cathedral

Firefighters and police officers formed a human chain to rescue the crown of thorns from the inferno at Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. On Dec. 13, 2024, this holiest relic of Paris' cathedral was returned to its proper home on the Île de la Cité.
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Miracle in Los Angeles: Priest recounts Frassati’s intercession in healing

"Prayer works … and God is always listening to our prayers," said a Los Angeles priest, who as a seminarian experienced a miraculous healing that led to the upcoming canonization of a much beloved Italian youth.
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3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school

Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city's Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left at least two killed and six injured, authorities said. The gunman is also dead, they said.
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Pope, Palestinian president meet at Vatican

As the fighting in Gaza drags on, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican.
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Pope: Mary’s motherhood is the essence of Guadalupe

Reducing the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe to anything other than an expression of Mary's universal motherhood diminishes the true essence of the iconic Marian devotion, Pope Francis said.
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In times of division, Our Lady of Guadalupe calls all to unity in Christ, bishops say

At a time marked by division, several U.S. bishops wrote Dec. 11 that the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, is "a powerful reminder that we are all called to be one in Christ Jesus, beginning from the moment of our conception."
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Catholics parents and adult children navigate the sadness of estrangement

Familial strife has been around the days of Adam and Eve. But today, it increasingly seems to manifest itself in family estrangement. Catholic families aren't immune to the heartbreaking phenomenon.
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New Catholic-Jewish resource looks to ‘translate hate’ and counter antisemitism

Catholic and Jewish leaders have created a new tool to tackle record-high levels of antisemitism through education and awareness.
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