Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nun stands on the steps of the Grotto, located under the Basilica, the alleged spot where Jesus Christ was born, in the Church ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Christians celebrate one of the most important holidays of their faith, second only to Easter, some may have the issue of ...

The display outside Saint Susanna Parish now features a sign that reads “ICE was here” instead of the figures of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Below it, another message claims “the holy family is safe ...

Pope Leo XIV appealed Thursday in his Christmas Day message for peace in conflict-scarred regions, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East and Ukraine. Speaking to tens of thousands gathered ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to ...

The "Pope Leo" difference made itself felt anew over Christmas. As we have seen before, Leo XIV's words were little different from what his predecessors would say. In his midnight Mass homily, the ...

Federal posts invoking“our Lord and Savior” prompt concerns about church-state separation and how the rhetoric lands with religious minorities. The Trump White House marked Christmas with a formal ...

Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration posted messages from their government accounts hailing Christmas in explicitly sectarian terms, such as a day to celebrate the birth of “our ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (WPRI) — A Nativity display at a church in Dedham, Massachusetts, is sparking a debate. The display outside Saint Susanna Parish now features a sign that reads “ICE was here” instead of ...