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… out there on one branch, and I am way out there on a branch probably 180 degrees around that tree," Jeannine told America magazine. "[But] we have a common faith in Christ, and that's what draws us together. We're all around that tree somewhere. I love Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict. I think he's a holy man. I really do." …

… in a space marked by semi-darkness and the sounds of birds, flowing water and rustling of trees. Nearly all of the photos are in black and white and are suspended in mid-air throughout …

… of the Washington Post to explore the question: In an age of climate change,  is such a tree worth more alive or dead?  Check out the stunning visuals that accompany this top-tier …

… attention to Laudato Si' . I do not see a downside. Also in the Post , an article about the trees in the old-growth Tongass National Forest, which takes an enormous amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Timber interests want to harvest trees there, some of which are 500 years old. This is not a tough call. Leave the forests alone. …

… he lived there in the 1980s, but was surrounded by fields of crops 20 years later. And the trees that had hugged the banks of Peru's Amazon River when he traveled it in the 1970s were gone …

… … JANE FRANCISCO Charlotte, North Carolina … *** Years ago, I wanted to make a nicer Jesse Tree for our family and ordered ornaments from a small business. But, I wanted more women represented on the tree for my sons, but especially to make sure my daughter felt represented. So, I got the owner …

… 15 by armed men who attacked his car; his body was found near the road, tied to a tree, Fides said. And French Father Olivier Maire, provincial superior of the …

… infrastructure bill , which is the legislative equivalent of refusing to put up a Christmas tree. As the Build Back Better bill appeared to be shelved last week by Sen. Joe Manchin's …

… one great body of love. It is real. It is there. It's here . When you gaze at your Christmas tree and its many lights of red and blue and green, and its many branches holding many ornaments … us of our reality in the mystical body of Christ — many parts shining bright as one glorious tree of life. And if you don't have a tree, that's all right, you get the idea. Then, when you go to Mass on Christmas Day and get in …

… along the illuminated roads of the shrine's 200 acres. Throughout the grounds, lights outline tree trunks and branches, and bright white strands turn lampposts flanking the path into conical Christmas trees. But patrons first enter through a tunnel of light, this year outfitted with new, and … company to offer carriage rides. Local organizations and businesses also sponsor a Christmas tree display in their visitors center. Along with retelling the story of Jesus' birth and …

… the room — a series of paintings on recycled paper from Kathy Levine — depict scenes of downed trees and home wreckage in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Levine has crafted the work to appear as though it's been painted on cross-sections of a tree trunk. It gives these moments a strangely spectral quality, like we're catching a glimpse of … "The folly of what they're doing" in the Amazon, she says. "They're clearing the trees to make crops, but because there's less trees, there's less rain so there's less moisture …