Traditionally on the feast of Epiphany, Catholics bless their homes by writing the letters C, M, and B and the numbers of the ...

When the Rev. Cindy Johnson, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, meets someone, she often asks: “Do you have a church family?

In his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged people to shed indifference in the face of those who have ...

For the trio of new priests, their first Christmas season in their new parishes started long before Dec. 25, with the beginning of Advent, which starts four Sundays before Christmas and continues ...

Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many outside the region. Yet across Eastern and Central Europe, Christmas is ...

As congregations count down the days of Advent, the story of Christ's birth and Joseph and Mary's flight to another country ...

Dec. 23rd, or as most residents know it, Tibb’s Eve, marks the unofficial start to the holiday season. It is considered a ...

In the late Middle Ages, Christianity was widespread in Europe and Christmas celebrations every December were the norm in ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars — usually with 25 compartments that reveal a treat, image or scripture, used to count down the days from Dec. 1 to Christmas Eve — represent just ...

For the fourth week of Advent, the Marian Library has created a prayer card featuring one of our Nativities on the front and the Marianist prayer for Christmas on the back. And, to begin the new year ...

The hilarious and food-loving Raphael Gomes spent $300 on food advent calendars in one week, exploring a massive variety of holiday-themed snacks. Large Burmese python on video getting pulled from ...