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

Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista ...

May this be the last wartime Christmas, Cardinal Krajewski prays in Kharkiv, as he celebrated Mass in Ukraine amidst Russia's ...

By now Francis’ annual Christmas address to the priests ... Francis issued a less critical address to the Vatican’s lay employees who gathered in the city state’s main audience hall along ...

Vatican envoy celebrates Mass with Gaza's Christians Dozens of worshippers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated Mass. A Christmas tree was ...

Christmas cheer is in the air, and dogs across the world are already in the holiday spirit. Pictures captured of man's best friend around the globe include everything from dogs dressed as Santa ...

As Pope Francis maintains an intense schedule as sovereign of Vatican City State and Holy Father to an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics world wide, from apostolic visits to private audiences ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

to save the stolen Christmas star on loan from the Vatican. "Anyone who has seen one of these movies can just take over for the characters and guess their lines as easily as the three cousins can ...

There’s nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions about Christmas music. And why not? Christmas is a very special time of year for many — myself included!

It's almost that time again! Join us in celebrating Christmas and the festive season with all the best celebrity Christmas news, photos, films and celebrations. Find out what and how the royals ...