It’s easy for small, quiet actions like these to get lost amid larger protests that draw millions of participants. But it would be a mistake to underestimate their power.

• Hanging of the Greens will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20. We will begin decorating inside and outside the church at 9 a.m. A light lunch will be served at noon, followed by caroling in the sanctuary.

Pope Leo XIV will join the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians on Nov. 28 to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important gatherings, on the second day of his visit to ...