Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Ballston Spa celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass Tuesday evening. Photos from our.

With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia’s Aceh ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

The build-up to Christmas is a time of joy and thankfulness for churches across the valley, many of which have special ...

As the only child of a Jewish father and mother who had converted to Judaism before I was born, our annual family trips to ...

A warm flame brightens the winter darkness — the light comes from a humble candle in the window of an Irish home. It is ...

Christmas and Easter traditionally are the holiest times of the year. Or at least they should be in family life. And it’s a ...

It is a time of preparation marked by the color purple. It is also a time of increasing hope, as week by week a further candle of the Advent wreath is lit and the shadows begin to be overcome by ...

Simbáng Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is being celebrated in the Catholic community through Monday, Dec. 23 with each ...

From a student-organized prayer service to a crowded vigil outside the state Capitol, emotions were high in Madison on ...