We take a look at a raft of advent calendar-inspired books for young readers featuring open-a-chapter-a-day anticipation.

It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars—usually with 25 compartments that reveal a treat, image or scripture, used ...

In Judaism, the requirement is to pray formally three times a day. It’s lucky that this specifically refers to men (at least ...

A Dallas mother created the "Finding Jesus" interactive Christmas countdown activity set. Its plush doll and puzzle pieces ...

“Dear friends, Advent is the season of the presence and expectation of the eternal. For this very reason, it is in a ...

Dr. Toni Reaves of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics leads “From the Manger to the Movement,” a four-week online exploration of the Christmas story and its links to universal themes of hope ...

From beloved classics to fresh new releases, these stories written by Black authors deserve to go under the Christmas tree.

On the eve of St. Nicholas Day, children around the world leave out stockings or shoes in hopes of waking up the next morning to a treat. The feast day of St. Nicholas, which is celebrated Dec. 6, ...

Royal updates including Queen Camilla's festive outing, the Finnish state visit in The Netherlands and the Nobel Prize ...

I did not know at that first meeting that Jane Eyre would be my friend for life. It was in the teen section of the public ...

WE ALL want to make sure our kids feel loved on their birthdays. But one mum has been slammed for ‘spoiling’ her 11-year-old ...