Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular classical compositions played at the holidays. Filled with biblical passages and ...

Thought to have originated in southern Italy, the feast also known as La Vigilia — the Vigil, or Eve — reflects the Catholic ...

A recent Numerator study finds 87% of Americans plan to celebrate Christmas. Three-fourths of those mark the holiday by ...

A recent workshop examining the influence of Marian devotion in Latin America focused on the role that this spirituality has ...

After its account of Jesus’ birth, the Bible is almost entirely silent on his childhood. Yet legends about Jesus’ early years ...

This year’s group included eight catechumens who were baptized, 26 Christians who made affirmations of faith, and a ...

Bell chimes echo in the frosted air, marking the start for festivities. Candles flicker like tiny stars against the dark ...

A gunman killed at least two students and injured nine others in a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday. CCTV captured the suspect fleeing the scene.

This year will go down as one of the best and worst years ever to be a Catholic in the United States.

We gift you our handy holiday guide, which gathers in one place everything you need to know about celebrating this year.

More than 100 residents, advocates and faith leaders gathered outside of Florida Highway Patrol station to pray for those taken during immigration sweeps across Palm Beach County.

While many parishes held early morning services, other advocacy organizations organized vigils in honor of the symbolic ...