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Standing 100 feet tall, the Christmas Star overlooks the little town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (aka “Christmas City, USA”). / Credit: A. Strakey/Flickr CNA Staff, Dec 25, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). There are at least 18 cities and towns in the United States named Bethlehem, but one of the first and perhaps the most famous…
Pope Francis prays during Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 24, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, delivered on Dec. 24, 2023, in St. Peter’s Basilica. “A census…
Pope Francis takes a figure of the Christ child in his arms at the end of the Vatican’s Mass for the Nativity of the Lord on Dec. 24, 2023. / Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2023 / 16:31 pm (CNA). In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis shared a message for anyone who may be…
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini, Catholic News Agency Bethlehem, Dec 24, 2023 / 13:04 pm (CNA). On Sunday, December 24, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his entrance into Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. It was also his first entrance…
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 24, 2023. / Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2023 / 11:40 am (CNA). On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis urged Christians not to confuse Christmas with consumerism but to celebrate the birth of Christ by sharing with those who are lonely and in need. Speaking to the…
A scene from the “Silent Night” Christmas video from the Diocese of Lansing. / Credit: Matt Riedl/Diocese of Lansing CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Diocese of Lansing in Michigan has released a Christmas video featuring the story of a beloved Christmas carol, a high school student choir, and the beauty…
A variety of fish dishes served on Christmas Eve. / Francesca Pollio Fenton / CNA CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). There are numerous Christmas Eve traditions families around the world take part in, whether it’s watching a certain movie together, baking cookies for Santa, opening one present before going to bed,…
A moment at the vigil in preparation for Christmas, held on Dec. 22 at the Church of St Saviour in Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Dec 23, 2023 / 09:42 am (CNA). Christians in Jerusalem began the weekend before Christmas with an evening of prayer and music. On Friday, Dec. 22, in the Church…
Fresco by Giotto of St. Francis of Assisi embracing the Child Jesus at Christmas Mass in Greccio in 1223, located in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy. / Public domain Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of…
Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Osaka, Japan / Credit: Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2023 / 05:55 am (CNA). The Vatican is currently investigating miracles associated with the intercession of Blessed Justus Ukon Takayama that, if confirmed, could lead to the canonization of the Church’s first samurai saint….
