As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday baking and celebration planning. However, for Christians, the weeks ...

We see Advent calendars in most shops around Christmas time, but where did they originate from? Image: Pexels.com/Torsten Dettlaff. Long before Christmas Day, many ...

The third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, is a time to pause and rejoice. Joy is different from happiness and can ...

The first reflection is given by Fr Issa Thaljieh, a Greek Orthodox priest based at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Bishops of England and Wales have produced series of brief daily ...

It is no coincidence that at the end of the year, with the winter solstice being the longest night, traditions carry with ...

As your servant St. Francis prayed on a long-ago day, “Make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow ...

The rose color is symbolic of the Latin word gaudete, which means to “rejoice.” When we go caroling at assisted living or in ...

The Prince of Peace was born in Bethlehem. Today, Dr Fares Abraham, born in Bethlehem, says “we sing about peace while praying that our relatives will live through the night”. In the West Bank, ...

Meghan Markle offered a rare look inside her Christmas plans with Prince Harry, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up in an email newsletter for her lifestyle brand ...

Garden enthusiast Heather Hacking loves when you share what’s growing on. Reach out at [email protected], and ...

Here is when you should put up and take down your Christmas decorations to avoid bad luck, according to tradition.

Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many outside the region. Yet across Eastern and Central Europe, Christmas is ...