Holy Land USA once brought 40,000 people a year to Waterbury, Conn. Locals hope to return it to its former glory.

On May 11, Father Pawel Sass, Nativity’s pastor, joined parishioners in breaking ground for the new lift/elevator. Father ...

The manger scene has a special place near the Christmas tree or in another place where family members can reflect and pray during the Christmas season. It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or ...

Both Eid al-Adha and Hajj are deeply rooted in the story of the Prophet Abraham, a figure revered in Islam for his unwavering faith and obedience to God. The Quran refers to Islam as “Millata Abeekum ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

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

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of creation.

ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...

Even though the New Testament does not mention the donkey at Jesus’ birth, Christian tradition naturally incorporated it into the Nativity scene. This inclusion is based on a verse from Isaiah ...

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One of the things we put up as part of our Christmas decorations is a Nativity scene that we sewed together a couple of years ago. It has all the normal characters including the wise men (which we put ...