Our consumer culture says "party all the time." But Advent songs emphasize the darkness that comes before the light.

In each of the synoptic Gospels, Our Lord tells his disciples -- including you and me -- to keep watch for his Second Coming.

King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it ...

King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" in their local ...

For the first time, the Filipino Catholic Apostolate (FILCA), led by Rev. Rhey Garcia, oversaw the preparations under the ...

ON THE LITURGICLA CALENDAR, The Feast of the Conception of Mary on December 8th began in the Eastern Church (7th century), ...

Advent's Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary ...

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 ...

Seasonal celebrations returned last weekend to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, when the coloured lights on the ...