Sixth-seeded Gill St. Bernard’s, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated 11th-seeded and No. 20 St. Joseph (Met.) 7-4 in the ...

Tours available Docent-led tours of Maxo Vanka's murals at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale are provided by The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka at 11 a ...

AMSTERDAM - St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church has kept its doors open through the power of good food. Parishioners at the small congregation in Amsterdam help to make and sell traditional ...

Longtime readers of the New York Times know that opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof can be prone to outlandish claims. Years ago he promoted the amusing idea that the biblical Jesus favored big ...

A team of archeologists working at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, say they may have found the grave of St. Nicholas, who has been popularized worldwide as “Santa Claus.” ...

After years of excavation work, the leader of an archeological expedition at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, announced this week that her team has found a sarcophagus that may contain ...

While it's not celebrated nationwide, St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for German and Dutch communities across the U.S. Festivities and traditions are held in various cities, including in ...

St. Nicholas Day, celebrated on December 6, honors the 4th-century bishop known for his generosity. Rooted in European tradition, children receive treats, while the naughty may get playful ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen ...

How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus — and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas. https://p ...