At least 11 people have died after wildfires ravaged communities and sent thousands of people fleeing their homes across Los ...

May these Advent themes not fade with the passing season but become the daily adornments of our lives throughout the year ahead.

At two key moments in the liturgical year, the church invites us to celebrate the joy of faith: Laetare Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent) and Gaudete Sunday (the third Sunday of Advent ...

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the ...

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

Photo by Lorenzo Chi. Utqiaġvik residents gathered around a snow carving and raised flickering candles during a frosty Saturday night to remember people they recently lost. The Blue Christmas ...

The Greek word for "word" is Logos ... But it has nothing do with narrowness." The third Advent candle is about Joy. There's certainly a lot of it in New York City, though it's considered one ...

The birth of Jesus at Christmas is all about hope, peace, joy and love, writes Lauren Green of Fox News this holiday season — ...

China (MNN) — Across America this Christmas, children are singing carols, lighting Advent candles, and sporting angel wings or shepherd staffs for church pageants. In China, they are not. “They have ...

While the English word carries a degree of uncertainty ... Advent with your family I encourage you and your family to light Advent candles and share readings and prayers about hope, love, joy and ...

Christmas Day service is offered at 9:30 a.m. Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester, will hold a Christmas program, “Live from the Streets of Bethlehem,” at 10 a.m., the fourth Sunday in Advent ... of ...