Officials in Catholic charities would do well to cultivate good relations with bishops and other Church leaders right out of the gate, rather than trying to defuse the bomb after it’s already gone off. By John L. Allen Jr., Angelus News
In London, England, Meerkat Frank opens his advent calendar at London zoo. Lions, meerkats and squirrel monkeys kicked off the countdown to Christmas at the zoo by opening different advent calendars. (PA)
