When does Christmas actually end? Here are the different views
By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2024 / 06:00 am How many days is Christmas? When should you finally take those lights off the porch or remove the…
Urbi et Orbi: Pope Francis urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, peace in Jubilee Year
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 25, 2024 / 12:54 pm Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi address and blessing in Vatican City, inviting all…
‘An incredible thing’: Catholic groups collect Christmas toys for children in need
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 25, 2024 / 06:00 am Multiple Catholic groups and organizations this year have collected and distributed Christmas presents to children and families in need…
The 8 days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Dec 25, 2024 / 04:00 am The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas…
Pope Francis on Christmas 2024: God is our hope
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 17:20 pm Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his homily for Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican, as he reflected on…
Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 with opening of Holy Door
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 14:10 pm Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee…
‘Christ, the Savior, is here:’ 200 years of ‘Silent Night’ in its Austrian birthplace
By Rudolf Gehrig Salzburg, Austria, Dec 24, 2024 / 08:00 am As the Advent evening turns cold and dark, a young couple lingers atop a dike dividing two nations, their…
Becoming the mother of God: Did Mary have a choice?
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2024 / 07:00 am Earlier this month, the pro-abortion group “Catholics for Choice” stirred controversy online when it wrote in a tweet: “This…
The little-known story of a saint’s Christmas vision of the infant Jesus in Rome
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 06:00 am On Christmas Eve in 1517, a saint experienced a mystical vision in which the Blessed Virgin Mary placed the…
Pandoro or panettone? 5 American seminarians in Rome share their Christmas traditions
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 17:45 pm Christmas abroad for American seminarians studying in Rome can offer a chance to travel, serve Mass with the pope,…
PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa shares Christmas message after Gaza visit
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Dec 23, 2024 / 17:15 pm The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, met with journalists for his Christmas press conference immediately following a visit…
Christians in Gaza, Syria ‘need everything,’ Vatican cardinal says
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 16:45 pm The head of the Vatican’s office for Eastern Catholic Churches offered a stark assessment of the situation facing Christians…