To pursue their ambitious project to build a ‘21st-century abbey’ using the ancestral skills of stonecutters, the Benedictine ...

This is the second year of the presepio at the Church of the Good Shepherd which is a popular nativity display in Rome and ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

The patriarchs and heads of the churches in Jerusalem are urging Christians to celebrate the birth of Christ in a manner that honors both the ongoing struggles in Gaza and the profound message of ...

If you walk into a church right now, you are almost guaranteed to see other people. It’s the busiest time of the year for ...

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

An Italian artist has created this intricate nativity scene for the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Catholic Church in Cambridge, in the style of the famous street of cribs in Naples. Francesco ...

Greccio, Italy, reenacts a living Nativity scene paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi, who is credited with starting the exhibition that represents the birth of Jesus.

Pope Francis will open the Holy Year of the Catholic Church, a time when believers can gain forgiveness of their sins through ...

Pope Francis will open the Holy Year of the Catholic Church ... decorations in the small town in the West Bank and the lighting of a Christmas tree in front of the Church of the Nativity are ...