Following two years of absence, public Christmas festivities, like holiday lights in Bethlehem and other locales, are returning. Also making an appearance, say some observers, are dribbles of visitors ...

God made God's-self powerless to know us more intimately, and as God's Word entered history, for one breathtaking moment all of Creation sang out with rejoicing.

When you think about the needs of the Archdiocese of New York, and the enormity of the task of leading more than 2 million Catholics, Bishop Ronald Hicks seems tailor-made to fill that niche.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear takes a deep dive into Matthew 2, the famous story of the Magi.

A sign reading "ICE Was Here" stands in the outdoor Nativity at St. Susanna Catholic Church in Dedham, Mass., Dec. 8, 2025. The Archdiocese of Boston has asked that the sign be removed. (OSV ...

Images of the son of God depict him as petting lions, rescuing another boy from a tower, and standing on a sunbeam.

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The January consistory in many ways will mark the first time that the pontiff can look ahead to his own agenda following his May 8 election as the first U.S.-born pope.

Christmas is the feast of Oneness. The child in the manger, the boy on the carousel, is the Christ child — the reminder that we too are born of love, inseparable from our mother and from one another.

From romance to grief to horror, here are 10 must-watch holiday movies you can catch in theaters or on streaming right now.

Scott Seligman's The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906 is a reality check, both for Republicans who believe past immigrants easily assimilated and Democrats who believe anti-immigrant hate has never ...

We, like Joseph, are invited to empty ourselves, choosing to abandon anything that can get in the way of our union with God or our collaboration with God's design for creation.