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The World and Everything in It: December 22, 2023

The World and Everything in It: December 22, 2023

On Culture Friday, the fallout from Pope Francis’ declaration condoning blessings for same-sex unions, Wonka and Migration offer amusing stories of family adventure, and remembering the birth of Jesus Christ on the Music of Advent. Plus, the Friday morning news

Iran-backed rebel groups in the Middle East threaten to disrupt global shipping, American families caring for aging relatives, and a living nativity in Kentucky. Plus, Word Play with George Grant and the Thursday morning news

On Washington Wednesday, the Senate stays late to work on a deal that won’t pass before Christmas; on World Tour, news from Chile, Australia, Lebanon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and making space at the table for soldiers away from home during Christmas. Plus, Janie B. Cheaney on Handel’s Messiah and the Wednesday morning news

Pope Francis issues a papal declaration that allows blessings for same-sex unions, many families turn to melatonin supplements to help kids sleep, and a trip to a reindeer farm. Plus, Daniel Suhr on events before Israel’s war for independence and the Tuesday morning news


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On Legal Docket, big changes to military justice take effect this month; on the Monday Moneybeat, the outcome of the UN’s COP-28 summit in Dubai; and the World History Book, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol turns 180 years old. Plus, the Monday morning news

On Culture Friday, the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case about mail order access to abortion drugs, a new podcast adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and on the Music of Advent, songs to remember Zechariah’s visitation by the angel Gabriel. Plus, the Friday morning news

An Indian national indicted for allegedly plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader, American shopping malls look for creative ways to use empty store space, and a trip to Bethlehem. Plus, Cal Thomas on what C.S. Lewis would say about the elite university anti-Semitism and the Thursday morning news

On Washington Wednesday, Trump and Biden need each other as rivals in 2024; on World Tour, news from Egypt, India, the European Union, and Norway; and a Baltimore neighborhood hires a private security company. Plus, a book for Christian women and the Wednesday morning news

A Texas woman petitions for an emergency medical exception to her state’s law protecting the unborn, three university presidents face backlash after testimony on Capitol Hill, and an Australian man putting big theological truths to song. Plus, Daniel Darling on the Red Cross’ questionable priorities in Gaza and the Tuesday morning news

On Legal Docket, a case about an individual’s right to trial by one’s peers; on the Monday Moneybeat, the Senate Banking Committee grills bank CEOs on capital requirements; and on the World History Book, the trauma behind a Civil War–era Christmas carol. Plus, the Monday morning news