The Vatican held its annual Christmas tree lighting and unveiled its Nativity scene on Saturday, Dec. 9.
This year, the Vatican’s Nativity scene honors the 800th anniversary of when St. Francis created the first Nativity scene in a cave in Greccio, Italy.
Catholic News Service has this report from Vatican City.
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination and the 25th anniversary of his episcopal ordination, Cardinal Timothy Dolan asked his successor, Archbishop Ronald Hicks, to serve as homilist. The pews of St. Patrick’s Cathedral were filled with bishops, priests, religious brothers and sisters, and thousands of lay people to recognize this occasion.
By:
Patrick Grady
| 05/15/2026
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El jueves 14 de mayo, el padre Daniel S. Kearney presidió la Misa de la Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor en la Parroquia de la Ascensión, en Manhattan.
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Fernanda Pierorazio
| 05/15/2026
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En esta entrevista en exclusiva para Buenas Noticias, el arzobispo Ronald A. Hicks reflexiona sobre sus primeros 100 días de ministerio pastoral en Nueva York y comparte las experiencias que han marcado el inicio de esta nueva etapa.