Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Joseph's Parish
Pittsfield & Northwood, NH

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Today's Readings
- Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle
  
  Reading I Rom 10:9-18
  Responsorial Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11
  Gospel Mt 4:18-22
Catholic News Service
- Agencies in Texas archdiocese assist immigrants, refugees seeking asylum
  
  HOUSTON (CNS) — Casa Juan Diego and Catholic Charities, recuperating from an overflow of Venezuelans...
- Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others...
- Supreme Court examines Biden’s immigration enforcement policy
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Supreme Court justices Nov. 29 examined a Biden administration policy that placed...
- Some U.S. dioceses are lifting restrictions on Communion cup
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — As many restrictions put in place at the height of the COVID-19...
- Catholics urged to focus on Holy Family, the Eucharist during Advent
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — In the Diocese of Nashville, Bishop J. Mark Spalding has asked...
News from the Vatican
- China vows more ‘friendly consensus’ amid Vatican complaints
  
  After complaints from the Vatican that Beijing is violating a 2018 interim accord, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the country is willing to expand the “friendly consensus” achieved with...
- In new interview, Pope defends himself on China and Russia
  
  “Dialogue is the way of the best diplomacy,” Pope Francis said, and when it comes to China, “I have opted for the way of dialogue. It is slow, it has its failures, it has its successes, but I cannot...
- In rare public protest, Vatican calls out China over bishop’s appointment
  
  On Saturday the Vatican called out Chinese authorities for violating the terms of their controversial deal on episcopal appointments by installing a bishop in a diocese that is not recognized by Rome.
- Budding mystery surrounds disappearance of Swiss Guard ex-commander
  
  Daniel Anrig, 50, a former member of the Swiss Guard and a former police captain in Switzerland, had been appointed commander of the guard in 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
- At 9-month mark of war, Pope tells Ukrainians ‘your pain is my pain’
  
  Nine months after the eruption of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis Friday sent a letter to the Ukrainian people praying for peace and saying he shares in their suffering, especially that of children...