CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It's the season of giving and cars were lined up on Tuesday morning to receive blessings from the Catholic Charities. The Community Christmas Blessing of the People was held at ...

The holiday season, for many, is a time of gathering with family and focusing on the true meaning behind the approaching celebration. Subsequently, one reflective and thoughtful tradition that is ...

With housing and food insecurity near record levels across the country, the Diocese of Fall River is working to bring some holiday spirit to those facing challenging times. Bishop Edgar Moreira da ...

Pope Leo XIV offers his traditional Christmas ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing from the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica Dec. 25, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo Thursday offered ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its "instruments of death" that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between ...

The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a blessing to our home. It reminds us of all that is beautiful, all that is filled with the gentleness and the promise ...

Around the Christmas period, most families are preparing for the festivities by hanging decorations, planning dinner parties, and thinking about Christmas presents. However, for Orthodox Christians ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day ...