Christmas is a message of hope. It is not about fanfare, a tree, gifts, or a family dinner; it certainly isn't about going ...

In my house, we put up decorations slowly through December, marking Advent – the church season of preparation for the ...

St Peter’s Square, Vatican City The heart of Catholic Christmas celebrations, St Peter’s Square hosts the Nativity scene and ...

From Christmas cards, mistletoe to stockings, the festive season is full of magical and surprising traditions. Did you know ...

What are the best Christmas carols of all time? We asked 50 choirmasters for their choices... here are the results ...

As Nativity scenes depicting ICE draw attention and outrage, faith leaders are grappling with politics in religion and urging a closer reading of the Christmas story.

The true nature of the Star of Bethlehem remains a mystery, but a new research points to the peculiar motion of a comet as a ...

Students from St. Aloysius in Glenville will present a live nativity on Thursday, Dec. 18, complete with barnyard animals.

Everything God promised through the prophets came to life in the Gospels. The angel told Mary, “Thou shalt conceive in thy ...

Lift your holiday spirits with art by discovering 20 of the best Christmas paintings ever created, from the Byzantine period through today!

“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered” (Luke 2:6). That Jesus ...

Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus, guest artists for the Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas concert, share the Christmas ...