Immanuel United Church of Christ: 2201 Azalea Drive — Immanuel United Church of Christ will have a Christmas in July sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11 and July 12. There will be hundreds of Christmas ...

What do Advent, Oplatki, Wigilia and Mañanitas have in common? Each is part of time-honored Christmas traditions practiced by the diverse population of Roman Catholic residents in the Region. One ...

Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican at noon local time.

MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Roman Catholics of the world celebrate Christmas on Sunday - the festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. "Christmas is definitely the most important ...

The Catholic Charities 'Ecumenical' Soup Kitchen in Allentown offered a free dinner, dessert and a few gifts for people to pick up today. The kitchen serves up to 300 meals 3 days week.

Roman Pagan celebrations in December hold major similarities to modern-day Christmas festivities, but how did they come to be?

ROMAN CATHOLIC RECOGNITION OF CHRISTMAS DAY. Share full article. Dec. 23, 1888. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 23, 1888, Page 6 Buy ...

Pope Francis Isn't Opening '5 Sacred Portals' on Christmas Eve for Never-Before-Performed Ritual The claim refers to a Roman Catholic tradition known as the Jubilee, or "Holy Year." ...

When I began writing a column for this newspaper, I was by no means its first Catholic columnist, but I was probably the first representative of conservative Catholicism, a partisan of both Pope ...

Pope Francis will commence a centuries-long Catholic tradition on Christmas Eve and introduce a first-time, historical addition to the holy ritual.. Starting on Dec. 24, the pontiff will open a ...

In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost ...

Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops Jan. 5 to recognize a 36-hour truce throughout Ukraine during the Orthodox Christmas holiday weekend. The announcement came in response to an appeal by ...