From sparkling lights and Santa Claus to solemn church gatherings, here's a look at how Christmas was celebrated around the ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

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Francis P. Church’s editorial, 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus' first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, and is ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

At the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration he dedicated to hope, Francis called for broad reconciliation “even (with) our ...

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain ...

The first part is the Christmas story ... It was performed in Trinity Church in New York City, sounding much as it did this month in exactly the same hall. Over time, "Messiah" has changed ...

Church, a Columbia College grad and long-time ... 21, 1897, edition of The Sun of New York City. We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing ...

Wonderland has been a holiday standard for more than 70 years. The fact that its lyrics were written by a Wayne County, Pa.

A holiday tradition continues Tuesday night as thousands are expected to attend Christmas Eve mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral ...