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Best gift in life is encountering Christ, pope says at start of Advent

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The best present in life is encountering Jesus – an encounter that will last a lifetime, Pope Francis said. >>>

El Adviento devuelve el horizonte de la esperanza, dice el Papa en el Ángelus

(RV) — En una Plaza de San Pedro típicamente invernal, y ante la presencia de varios miles de fieles y peregrinos de numerosos países, el Papa Francisco rezó el Ángelus del Primer Domingo de Adviento. El Santo Padre explicó que inicia de este modo un nuevo año litúrgico para el Pueblo de Dios en el que Jesucristo nos guía en la historia hacia el cumplimiento de su Reino. Y agregó que esto nos hace experimentar un sentimiento profundo del sentido de la historia, puesto que redescubrimos la belleza de estar todos en camino: la Iglesia, con su vocación y misión, y la humanidad entera, los pueblos, las civilizaciones, las culturas, todos en camino a través de los senderos del tiempo. >>>

Starks Funeral Home sponsors Good Samaritan Thanksgiving dinner

SALT LAKE CITY — The chef and staff from Starks Funeral Home volunteered with the Starks family to cook enough turkey and all the fixings to serve 350 dinners for the homeless on Thanksgiving Day. >>>

Salt Lake hosts sneak preview of 'Son of God' movie

SALT LAKE CITY — "Powerful." "Fantastic." "Beautifully done," is how religious leaders and friends of actress Roma Downey described the movie Son of God, shown to a sneak preview audience at Megaplex 13 at Gateway in Salt Lake City Nov. 23.

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Join Bishop Wester in the Fast for Families

The Catholic Church has long advocated for compassionate immigration reform, and we continue to do so. As part of our efforts, I urge my fellow Catholics in Utah to join in solidarity with me and immigration reform leaders in the "Fast for Families" taking place now in Washington, D.C.   >>>

Immaculate Conception celebrates the dignity of the Church

On Dec. 8, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Because Mary is the model of the Church and of Christian life, Marian feasts celebrate not only the person of Mary but also the dignity of the Church and of all the baptized. This point may not seem immediately obvious, until we realize that the Solemnity originated in early Christian theology and poetry about the Church. >>>

Consider the maker when giving the gift

A couple of years ago, Bishop Wester reminded us in his Advent message that "what we await this Christmas is not an end of suffering but a promise that we will not suffer alone and that our suffering will bring new life." Advent offers an opportunity to ask how we can alleviate the suffering of others, as Christ alleviates ours by walking in solidarity with us.

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Filipino community devotes Simbang Gabi to typhoon recovery

SALT LAKE CITY — The Misang Bayan Filipino Catholic community will share its traditional Simbang Gabi novena of Advent Masses at nine different parishes throughout the Diocese of Salt Lake City from Dec. 15 to Dec. 23. >>>

La comunidad Filipina de Utah dedicará el Simbang Gabi a la recuperación por el tifón

SALT LAKE CITY — Del 15 al 23 de diciembre la comunidad Católica Filipina Misang Bayan compartirá su ya tradicional Simbang Gabi novena de misas de Adviento en nueve diferentes parroquias de la Diócesis de Salt Lake City. >>>