We bring our hearts with us to Bethlehem. This is what Christmas means.
Christmas
Posted inFaith, Video
Jesuit Autocomplete | Season 2, Episode 1: Advent
Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the Internet’s most searched questions about Advent.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Iraq’s Christians cancel Christmas celebrations in solidarity with protestors
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, decries the sectarianism that is prevalent in his country.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A last-minute Christmas gift idea or two
Some last-minute gift ideas: books!
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Here are some of the best ‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptations in New York
Theater critic Jose Solís surveys several productions of the holiday classic
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Pope Francis returns part of relic of Jesus’ crib to Holy Land
Pope Francis has given a relic of Jesus’ crib to the custody of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, who oversee the churches associated with Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, at site of first nativity scene, issues letter on the importance of the crèche
“When, at Christmas, we place the statue of the Infant Jesus in the manger, the nativity scene suddenly comes alive. God appears as a child, for us to take into our arms,” the pope said.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
When is the right time to decorate for Christmas?
At the risk of wading into one of our nation’s and church’s most contentious questions, America asked our readers when they think is the right time to decorate for Christmas.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: In the Epiphany, Christ comes for everyone
The Wise Men came all that way to hear the good news. I’ll bet there are a lot of people in your life who would like to hear it too.
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Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas, ponder changing date
Some of Egypt’s Coptic Christians are deliberating whether they should change the date of their celebration of Christmas to align with the western date of December 25th, as a sign of global Christian unity.