From the many intriguing details in Mahar Mangahas’ recent column here on the Roman census during the first Christmas (see “The first Christmas census,” 12/20/25), I picked out a reference to the hay ...

After two years of subdued festivities due to the war in Gaza, Christmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem in 2025, ...

All self-respecting Christmas stories start in one of two places: Bethlehem or the North Pole. The former is firm favourite ...

Pope Leo XIV used his inaugural Christmas Day sermon to remember the people of Gaza, who he said have been "exposed for weeks ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than 40 years, a downtown Columbus church has opened its doors on Christmas to help those in need. ...

Posts from Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus, Dubai, and beyond show celebration, strain, and political messaging unfolding side by ...

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry.

Pope Leo XIV, during his first Christmas Day message, has urged the faithful to shed indifference toward those who are ...

In Bethlehem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that “one of the great messages of ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem amid ongoing concerns over Christian population decline from 86% in 1950 to just 10% today, ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania State Police seek help after $20k worth of luxury watches were stolen from a home in Allen Township.