Because of her, I have never lost the strong sense of hope, reflection and presence of the season

Like the soldiers in the film, we will raise our voices on Christmas and sing about peace on earth—but we should also reflect on what we’ll do to make it a reality.

The office of papal liturgical ceremonies published the list of holiday Masses and prayer services Pope Francis will celebrate.

In “O Holy Night,” we are reminded of the promise of the Incarnation and its continuing resonance today.

Returning for its third season comes “Hark!”—a podcast from America Media about the stories behind our favorite Christmas carols.

Marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi putting together the first Christmas crèche in a cave in Greccio, Italy, the Vatican publishing house compiled texts by Pope Francis about Nativity scenes.