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Native Papua New Guinea priest Fr. Christian Sieland walks miles through thick forests to to reach his remote flock every weekend.

Meet the priest who serves the most rural parts of Papua New Guinea

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KUNDIAWA, Papua New Guinea – In the deep Melanesian jungles, a native Papua New Guinea Catholic priest walks miles through the deep thick forests. He scales the country’s steep mountainous terrain to reach his remote flock and serve in the poorest parishes every weekend.

Auxiliary Bishop Andrzej J. Zglejszewski of Rockville Centre, N.Y. signs at a Mass. Spanish Conference of Catholic Bishops Deaf Ministry holds sign language at around 24 churches every week.

Mass in sign language? Over 20 Spanish priests celebrate it every week

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MADRID, Spain – In the Catholic Church, the spoken language is central to the liturgy: we recite the Nicene Creed as one, we praise the Lord with the Gloria that we sing, and we bow our heads to hear the blessing we receive at the end of Mass.

Fr. Donald Calloway was drug smuggler for the Japanese mafia, the yakuzas, before becoming a Catholic priest.

He was a runner for the Japanese mafia. Now he's a Catholic priest

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. – Fr. Donald Calloway could give St. Augustine a run for his money, in terms of dramatic conversion stories

Children who perform in the Ukrainian Christmas play, vertep, pose for a photo Dec. 11 in Sacramento, Calif.

Some Ukrainian Catholics struggle with when to celebrate Christmas

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LVIV, Ukraine – Olesia Kuzo of Sacramento, California, prepares the traditional Ukrainian Christmas play called vertep. Her three daughters and children of relatives and friends will take part. Kuzo adapted and remade three different scenarios and conducted the rehearsals.

American composer J.J. Wright, 31, from Buffalo, N.Y., has released an album of sacred music entitled “O Emmanuel.”

J.J. Wright’s ‘O Emmanuel’ album mixes it up

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ROME – A young American composer is shaking up traditional perceptions of sacred music and finding new ways to combine his love of jazz with his Christian faith.

Pope Francis is donating 6 million of 12 million euros that have been collected since June to help aid families affected by the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

Pope donates over $8 million to Ukraine relief efforts for Christmas

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VATICAN CITY – After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope Francis has decided to distribute an initial sum of 6 million euros (neaerly $8.5 million Cdn) to different charity projects as a Christmas gift.

Michel Deneken, 59, headed the university’s Catholic theology faculty from 2001 to 2009, was the vice president of the University of Strasbourg before being elected university president.

Catholic priest’s appointment as university president stuns French

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PARIS – The French delight in exceptions to the rule, until one comes along that they don’t like.

Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has signed the U.S. capital's assisted suicide bill. It now goes to Congress for review.

Washington D.C. mayor signs assisted suicide bill; Congress now must review it

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WASHINGTON – District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser Dec. 20 signed into law a bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives.

Pope Francis speaks during an audience to exchange Christmas greetings with members of the Roman Curia in Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 22.

Pope Francis lays out 12 guiding principles for reform of the Roman Curia

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VATICAN CITY – In a lengthy, in-depth speech to members of the Roman Curia Thursday, Pope Francis dug into what he said are the key guidelines of his ongoing reform, which in his view ought to focus primarily on conversion, unity and streamlining the old process in order to meet modern needs.

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said Christians are suffering the same fate as their fellow citizens in the Middle East.

Jerusalem archbishop: Mideast Christians suffer but keep faith strong

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JERUSALEM – Except for specific incidents in Egypt and one in Libya, Christians in the Middle East are suffering the same fate as their fellow citizens, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, told media in response to a journalist's question at his first Christmas news conference.

The gay Joseph and lesbian Mary Nativity scenes available as ornaments and cards by Zazzle.com sparked protests by a British Christian interest group.

Gay ornament pulled from store after protest

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Jesus has two mommies. Or two daddies. Take your pick.

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