Each year, the Porres family uses paint, dried flowers and herbs, dabs of glue, insulation sheets and hundreds of Italian figurines to create their own
I gained some interesting insight on Instagram recently. On a video of three children enjoying a bonfire, gentle music playing in the background, were these
One Christmas when I was working in Rome, I picked up “The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics,” a book of writings compiled
The faithful are required to attend Mass for the fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 24, and Christmas, Dec. 25. To fulfill Sunday Mass, the faithful
Piero Casentini’s painting of the Magi adoring the baby Jesus is the image the Vatican philatelic office chose for its 1.30-euro Christmas stamp for 2023.
VATICAN CITY — Away in a cave near Greccio, Italy, St. Francis of Assisi had the first Nativity scene — a live one — staged
VATICAN CITY — Whether simple or elaborate, the same every year or constantly changing, a Nativity scene echoes “the beauty of our faith,” Pope Francis
Vatican workers unwrapped a Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican early Nov. 23. They used a crane to hoist the Christmas tree
Gayle Boss grew discouraged as she searched for the right Advent calendar for her children. Each one she found seemed to be celebrating the wrong
The Mother of Light Center is seeking donations ahead of its Christmas Toy Distribution at St. Rita School in Alexandria Dec. 16-17. An anticipated 800-1,000
