It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or Christmas day. All make the Sign of the ... All respond: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed in the crèche.

during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for the celebration of the feast of Christmas, the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. The mystery of that great day had every right ...

20. Jesus is somehow connected to his Church, the Body of Christ; so much so that he told Paul that he was persecuting him ...

Archaeologists uncovered evidence at Khirbet Qana that may identify it as the true site of Jesus’ first miracle.

The location of the miracle has been the subject of debate for centuries, but now archaeologists believe they may have found ...

This Sunday’s readings offer practical, mystical and spiritual resources that the new pope will have to rely on and remember ...

This is particularly true for actors who have to play such a prominent Biblical character like Jesus Christ. Jesus has been ...

Patchy frost possible Friday night Partly sunny through Memorial Day Rain chances return later Tuesday PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: High pressure will continue to keep weather conditions on the ...

Retired medical artist Richard Neave worked alongside Israeli archeologists to reconstruct what Jesus might have looked like ...

The French President last night sought to calm the furore triggered by a televised squabble with the First Lady by claiming they were just 'playfighting', while blaming disinformation campaigns ...

However, bank holidays differ in Scotland and Northern Ireland to England and Wales. In both Scotland and Northern Ireland, workers get an extra day off on December 1 for St Andrew's Day.