The specifics differ across cultures, but traditional Advent practices, which begin this year on Dec. 1 and end on Jan. 6, invite observers to remember family, community, faith, generosity and love.

Nevertheless, 75% of the British public supports legalization of assisted suicide, with only 14% opposed, according to the latest polling data. Among self-identified Christians, support is running at ...

God had allowed Emily to get cancer, and I didn’t understand why, writes Amy McHugh of the year her 4-year-old daughter spent ...

The Lions Club of Westerville isn't hosting a Christmas parade this year, but there are several other holiday events this ...

In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly -- wearing a hijab – as she became the first Muslim woman commissioned by the U.S. Army as a chaplain candidate.

Each area hospital is collecting gifts in partnership with local organizations to help local families celebrate Christmas.

A confessional is a booth where Catholic priests hear parishioners' confessions of their sins and grant them absolution, ...

On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, priest and religious, who also became a doctor ...

Amid the palm trees and sparkling Mediterranean waters on southwest Turkiye’s so-called “Turquoise Coast,” the real St.

Spain exported Christianity across the world through missionary expeditions, but as the religion dwindles across Europe, ...

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