Daily Readings
- Monday of the First Week of Advent December 2, 2024Reading 1 Is 2:1-5 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.In days to come,The mountain of the LORD's houseshall be established as the highest mountainand raised above the hills.All nations shall stream toward it;many peoples shall come and say:"Come, let us climb the LORD's mountain,to the house of the God of […]USCCB
- Monday of the First Week of Advent December 2, 2024
Vatican News
- Pope: May Jubilee offer opportunity for ceasefire on all war fronts December 2, 2024Pope Francis writes the foreword to a book by Italian journalist Francesco Antonio Grana who covers the Vatican, entitled "Jubilee of Hope." The Pope writes: "I hope this time truly becomes an opportunity for conversion and for looking at one's life in the light of the Gospel." Read all
- Romania’s pro-EU, pro-NATO forces win parliamentary elections December 2, 2024Romania’s pro-EU and pro-NATO parties appear to be holding off the far right in a parliamentary election held on Sunday, but the strength of the radical vote suggests that an ultranationalist, pro-Russian candidate could still win the presidency this month. Read all
- Fr. Patton in Bethlehem: ‘Don’t give up hope despite ongoing war’ December 2, 2024At the beginning of Advent the Custos of the Holy Land brings a message of hope to the people of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, amid ongoing hardship and war. Read all
- Pope: May Jubilee offer opportunity for ceasefire on all war fronts December 2, 2024