The Catholic Voice - an online publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland

December 11, 2006VOL. 44, NO. 22Oakland, CA

Jesuits bring 3,000 youth to Columbus for annual ‘Teach-in’

Madison bishop
elected chair of
board of visitors
for Army school

Symbolic step toward Catholic-Orthodox unity

A basic guide to understanding elements of Islam

Step up efforts for peace in Lebanon, bishop urges Rice

Israeli Catholic scientist wins grant for devices to find cancer

Bishop clarifies plans for new high school

St. Bernard school receives early Christmas blessings

Father Jose Leon honored for
co-founding leadership of COR

SJND principal
to retire in June

Catholic Channel debuts on Sirius Radio

For the grieving, Christmas is a difficult time

Tips for coping during
the holiday season

Consider the Fair Trade option
when buying holiday gifts

Booklet takes the young back to Mary’s time

EWTN will broadcast Pope’s Christmas Mass

‘Picturing Mary’ documentary
debuts on public television

475th anniversary of apparition of
Our Lady of
Guadalupe

COMMENTARY
• Separation wall is causing extreme hardship in Holy Land

• Christians demoralized by Israelis continue to leave Bethlehem area

• Poverty never takes a holiday, neither can our commitment

OBITUARIES
•Sister Rita Moore, OP

•Sister Mary Louise Williams, SNDdeN

EWTN will broadcast Pope’s Christmas Mass

The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), the 24-hour Catholic TV network, will broadcast a variety of Christmas programs this month including live telecasts from the Vatican and Washington, D.C.

A live broadcast of Midnight Mass from St. Peter’s Square with Pope Benedict XVI will air Dec. 24 at 3 p.m.

Another live telecast featuring choral meditations and the Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve from the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will be shown Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.

Encore telecasts of the Pope’s “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas Message to the world will air Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. and 12 midnight and Dec. 26 at 2 p.m.

Meanwhile, the annual Christmas concert of the student choir at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. will be broadcast Dec. 16 at 10:30 p.m., Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 25 at 5 p.m.

EWTN is carried on Comcast Digital channel 229; DISH Satellite channel 261; and Direct TV channel 422; and in Alameda on Comcast channel 30 and Alameda Power channel 26. For more Christmas season programs visit the website: www.ewtn.com.

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