A family whose premature baby, born at only 26 weeks and weighing less than a kilo, received four vital blood transfusions, are appealing for more people to donate blood and give the gift of life this Christmas. Baby Alexandria, from Scotland,…
It’s the Fourth Sunday of Advent, “Love” Sunday, Christmas Sunday. There is a standard sermon for this occasion I have heard countless time in my life – that Christmas is about Jesus, not presents – that Christmas is a spiritual event, not a…
Thanks to President Trump, federal workers will have an extended Christmas holiday this year. In an executive order signed on Thursday, President Trump declared: All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed…
SEASON OF FORGIVENESS: Jelly Roll Receives Pardon Just Days Before Christmas, 'His Story is Remarkable' …
Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service/USCCB Friday, December 19, 2025 Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to reflect on the meaning behind Nativity scenes and brightly lit Christmas trees, and to ask God to offer the gift of peace and fraternity. He also…
A suburban Boston Catholic parish ignited a controversy this Advent when its outdoor Nativity scene replaced the figure of the Baby Jesus in His crib with a sign, “ICE was here.” The pastor contends the display moves “beyond static traditional…
Christmastime at the Pentagon looks a bit different this year. On Wednesday, Admiral Carey Cash, Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, opened an event at the headquarters of the United States Department of War,…
According to an Axios report, President Donald Trump is weighing a holiday-season stunner: an executive order creating two new federal holidays — Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, according to an administration official. If signed, it…
A recent essay in the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column was titled “The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage.” Left unspoken is the possibility that most women, if not all, might be happier and more “fulfilled” were they to raise…
Let’s start with the “O Antiphons.” They began yesterday. There are seven of them, and they end on December 23. Then, with Christmas Eve and Christmas, they make nine – a novena – which is a period of expectation, the same in number as the…
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