VATICAN CITY: “The enchanting image of the Christmas crèche, so dear to the Christian people, never ceases to arouse amazement and wonder”, says Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter “Admirabile Signum ...

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God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made known your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our ...

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In a Rediff chat with Jaya Bachchan in 1998, a fan even questioned if her daughter, Shweta Bachchan, wasn't encouraged to ...

Every weekend in May, Santa Pola’s Museo del Mar will host guided tours of an exhibition that showcases the work of local nativity scene makers. These miniature models represent key symbols of Santa ...

Going on pilgrimage often conjures images of the Holy Land and other far-flung destinations. But when Brian Rademacher ...

At the risk, then, of waxing overly poetically, let’s say just the idea that golf — and perhaps golf alone — can somehow be beautiful through the sincerity of its actors in a moment of ...

Global tributes are being paid after Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse at the Vatican. Follow for live updates ...

A sculpted Nativity scene by Arnolfo di Cambio, the 13th century sculptor and architect, is now in the basilica’s museum. Like St. Peter’s, the basilica has a Holy Door for pilgrims to walk ...