Setting out tiny, hand-carved egg cups that hold one red Santa and one black Santa bring Lawrence Weigel to mind. During my ...

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

While people from all over the globe celebrate Christmas, how the holiday is observed may vary depending on where you are.

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec.

Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas ...

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

The National Socialists wanted to to absorb all independent Christianity under the new pagan nationalistic doctrines of the ...

The royal family traditionally opens their Christmas presents not on Christmas morning but on Christmas Eve, keeping with ...

As Prince Harry explained in his memoir, Spare, it is “a German tradition that survived the anglicizing of the family surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.” ...

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah ...

The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.