CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Blaise Cupich celebrated Christmas Mass at Holy Name Cathedral. In his Christmas homily, Cardinal Cupich addressed the pandemic to a small group of socially-distant ...

It is said that we can credit our moms for the magic of Christmas, although one American classic tells a different story. In the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989), the father of the ...

The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born in a manger to a Virgin far from home — and offer something new, memorable ...

In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis asked Christians to contemplate that God did not choose to come into the world in grandeur, but as a humble child born into poverty. “Brothers and sisters, ...

Some people love to camp outdoors, including in the dead of winter. My brother-in-law is one. He and his buddies love to commune with nature, cook their food over an open fire and sleep out under the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The season of giving has many reflecting on those stuck in the grips of violence and unrest. In his own Christmas Eve homily, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Palestine, ...

Editor's Note: Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, delivered Dec. 24, 2021 in St. Peter’s Basilica. In the darkness, a light shines. An angel ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here is the English text of Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas Eve homily, delivered in Italian. Spelling and style are the Vatican's. Dear Brothers and Sisters! Again and again the ...

Bishop William Murphy decried an American culture of violence and called on Long Island Catholics to choose "life and light" over "sin and death" in his Christmas Day homily at St. Agnes Cathedral in ...

With COVID cases surging in Italy, Pope Francis led Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter's Basilica hours earlier than normal. The pope's homily focused on the need to be close to the poor and needy. NPR's ...