“The stories of the Bible are fantastic,” said Kevin Costner in an interview ahead of a new Christmas special airing this week. “I had this chance to maybe talk about [these stories] in a mildly different way.”
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Pope Leo attends Vatican Christmas concert for the poor featuring Catholic singer Michael Bublé
Christmas carols in every language and culture are expressions of how music can convey “feelings and emotions, even the deepest movements of the soul,” Pope Leo XIV said after listening, clapping and singing along at the Vatican Christmas concert with the poor.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 2)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?
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‘Angels We Have Heard on High’: What do angels sound like?
“Angels We Have Heard on High” draws us into that holy night. Encounters with the divine rarely stay within the bounds of one language, and this carol embodies that truth.
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Pope Leo asks Michael Bublé to give his best for the poor at Vatican Christmas concert
Michael Bublé, a Catholic who spoke to reporters after meeting the pope, said he was “overwhelmed” and “I’m really still not over the moment.”
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Podcast: Feeling sad at Christmastime
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk feeling sad at Christmastime; plus, Pope Leo’s first international trip.
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A Catholic mom’s guide for having a less-materialistic Christmas
All the people I know who are worried about materialism swallowing up Christmas really just mean: “Presents are a big part of Christmas at our house, and that makes me feel weird.” Don’t feel weird.
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Christmas—and hope—return to Bethlehem after two somber years
Christmas here is not escapism. It is defiance.
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The Coventry Carol: A mother’s lullaby, born of biblical tragedy
In this episode, host Maggi Van Dorn travels to Coventry, England, to trace how this centuries-old lament survived the Reformation, a devastating library fire and the 1940 bombing of Coventry Cathedral during the Second World War— and how it has served the city’s witness to grief and reconciliation.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 1)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?