New Year’s Eve
What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation
By Associated Press — January 1, 2024
Watch Night is still being observed each New Year's Eve, at many multiracial and predominantly Black churches across the country.
Lauren Daigle responds, wants out of Sean Feucht, ‘New Years Rockin’ Eve’ controversy
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — After speaking with Daigle, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has said the whole thing is a misunderstanding, according to local media reports.
Pope on 2018: Forget life’s ‘useless baggage’
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 1, 2018
(AP) Don't let freedom be corroded by consumerism and 'the overpowering waves of empty chatter,' Pope Francis urged.
Fireworks, prayers as revelers around the world ring in 2018
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 31, 2017
(AP) — Pope Francis took a stroll to greet crowds, Buddhists lit lanterns in South Korea, prayers and fireworks abounded as the world welcomed 2018.
My worst New Year’s Eve ever . . . one year later
By Jana Riess — December 31, 2013
The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus, the god of two faces—one looking forward, the other gazing back. Whatever your dreams are for the coming year, may you be able to gaze at the past without regret and the future without fear.
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