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Gaudete Sunday
Pope Francis Praises Faith of Catholics in Corsica, Island in the Mediterranean Sea
During the Dec. 15 trip, the pontiff encouraged the island’s Catholic majority to continue to foster its traditional piety as secular culture grows in Europe — and to use their devotion as fuel to serve others in charity.
“Our joy must outweigh every sorrow”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria on Gaudete Sunday
“Our joy must outweigh every sorrow,” Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has said in his homily on December 17, Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent that invites the people of God to “rejoice always” as is captured in Philippians 4:4.
Keep Faith amid “formidable challenges, social contradictions” in Nigeria: Archbishop
The Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has called on citizens to remain firm in their faith despite what he described as “formidable challenges and social contradictions” in the West African nation.
Pope Francis: Advent is a Time of Conversion
As Pope Francis blessed children's nativity scene figurines Sunday, the pope said that the Advent season is a time of conversion to make space in one’s heart for Christ to come and fill it with joy.
