During the holiday season, there is shopping to be done, Christmas gifts to be wrapped, decorations to put up, festive foods to be cooked, guests to entertain. It can all be a little overwhelming.

Pope Francis has urged the faithful during the traditional Christmas Mass to bring hope as "pilgrims of light into the darkness of the world." The head of the Catholic Church said in his Christmas Eve ...

In light of international conflicts, a fraught presidential election season and other contemporary challenges, clergy across the Cedar Valley are preparing their Christmas sermons in hopes of ...

It’s a challenge pastors often face, but it never has been more conspicuous than after a year like 2020. What inspiring words can church leaders possibly say during Christmas Eve services after so ...

The Rev. Lindsay Kirkpatrick has thought often about the pain of vulnerability in the weeks leading up to Christmas. But she is choosing to embrace that uncertainty and vulnerability, believing that ...

A week after the Waukesha parade tragedy, area faith leaders Sunday offered messages of hope, forgiveness and healing. In their first Sunday services since a driver plowed an SUV through the Waukesha ...

A smile. A hug. A softly spoken "Merry Christmas." It doesn't take much to share the Christmas spirit, but it goes a long way. That was the feeling Tuesday morning at St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

One of the most beautiful memories of my childhood in Jaffa is the Christmas ceremonies, and the trees, when the various Christian communities would prepare colorful celebrations and many would make ...

It’s the Super Bowl of sermons for ministers. On Christmas Eve, the place is packed, and expectations are high. Some people won’t walk through the sanctuary doors again until next Christmas. Pressure ...

Gavin Ashenden, who served as the chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II from 2008 to 2017, recounted during an interview with Fox News Digital why he believes Christmas offers special hope to those who are ...