"One cannot forget that hope strongly recalls eternal life, a promise that was realized in the resurrection of Jesus Christ." ...

When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica to officially launch Jubilee Year 2025, little did anyone know that when it would close just over a year later, it would be at the hands ...

"The Magnificat," one of Santer's early commissions, greets visitors to Catholic United Financial's St. Cloud branch office ...

Cinema icon Brigitte Bardot's funeral will take place next week in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, her foundation said Monday, ...

Cinema icon Brigitte Bardot is to be buried in a graveyard in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, an official said Monday, as ...

“Today we saw the Holy Door close,” the Cardinal emphasized, “but the door that truly matters remains the door of our heart: ...

1939 – 1945 – During World War II, the Bicycle playing card company made decks of cards and gave them to the prisoners of war ...

On December 25, Christians worldwide celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ—the humble birth of the Savior in a Bethlehem cave to the Virgin Mary. Announced by angels to shepherds and ...

Beginning in 1624, Dutch immigrants brought St. Nicholas traditions to New Amsterdam, which became New York in 1664. Dutch called Saint Nicholas - "Sant Nikolaus" or "Sinter Klass," which became ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec.

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