Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...

Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista ...

May this be the last wartime Christmas, Cardinal Krajewski prays in Kharkiv, as he celebrated Mass in Ukraine amidst Russia's ...

Vatican envoy celebrates Mass with Gaza's Christians Dozens of worshipers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated Mass. A twinkling Christmas tree was ...

Pope Francis urges Advent to be a time of spiritual renewal, calling for action to build a civilization of love ...

Forest City’s 2024 Christmas lighting ceremony was held on the courthouse lawn as it has been annually for many years. Instead of a large evergreen tree being strung with lights this year ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Vatican aims to strengthen its tools against spiritual abuse. Through a letter dated November 22 and released three days later, Cardinal Victor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the ...

The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations has expressed “concern” over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's apparent divisions ...

The Doctor loves a good Christmas adventure ... Some of the best Doctor Who episodes have been set in New York City (see "The Angels Take Manhattan") — but this isn't one of them.

There are numerous Christmas Eve traditions families around the world take part in, whether it’s watching a certain movie together, baking cookies for Santa, opening one present before going to ...