A Step Closer to Sainthood for 26 Men and Women

Sunday Readings Archbishop Follo: The waiting as an elevation of the eyes and the heart With the invitation to live the Advent as a time of waiting for Christ, Gospel of joy.	Religious Freedom UK Sees Red Over Persecution of Christians and Other Faiths UK Officials Back #RedWednesday for First Time	Politics 2019 General Election Statement by Bishops of England and Wales Statement Concentrates on Key Issues with Points for Candidates Prior to Voting

Human Rights and Justice Southern African Bishops Issue Pastoral Letter on Violence Against Women, Girls and Children “A bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (Gen. 2:18, 23)	Religious Freedom Churches in Philippines Lit Up Red for Persecuted Christians More Than 2,100 Mark Red Wednesday”	Natural and human disasters Children in Need Following Albanian Earthquake Four Children Among 40 Persons Killed

Politics Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace Holy See Addresses UN on Role of Reconciliation	Conflicts, War, Terrorism Situation in Burkina Faso Continues to Deteriorate Bishops Urge Officials to Protect People

Testimonies of Faith A Step Closer to Sainthood for 26 Men and Women Pope Francis Receives Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Francis Rosario Livatino Center: Faith ‘at the Service of the Community and of Its Laws’ Pope Francis’ Address	Charities and Volunteering Cardinal Tagle’s 2019 Advent Message Advent – a Time for Love and Celebration