Advent is a season in the Church’s life intended to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. Though ...

Skillet is getting in the Christmas spirit with a recording of the Christian hymn "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." "Our fans have been demanding a Christmas song for years, and we are so thrilled to have ...

For her latest release as Vines, Cassie Wieland has shared a rendition of the Christmas traditional 'come thou fount of every ...

The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Pope Leo waves at pilgrims after leading the weekly general audience in St. Peter's ...

Christmas carols in every language and culture are expressions of how music can convey “feelings and emotions, even the ...

Pope Leo waves at pilgrims after leading the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. Leo spoke approvingly of a statement by U.S. Catholic bishops, which was ...

Cover of a report by the Benedict XVI Centre for the Study of Religion, Ethics, and Society for the St. Barnabas Society, Nov. 2025. Image courtesy of BXVI Centre Listen Roughly a third of all ...

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of thy love. V. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be created. R. And thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Let us ...

MANKATO — Bethany Lutheran College has a 30-year tradition of programs under the Christmas at Bethany name. They call it “a choral and instrumental celebration of the season” by varying the selections ...

St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is known to possibly be the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus. Not a lot is known about the historical ...

MIDDLETOWN — A full-size habit and gloves worn by Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is on its way to Middletown as part of an unprecedented tour of the sacred relics that have never left Italy. Saint Pius X ...