“Imagine the countless moments the Virgin Mary experienced during the months between the Annunciation and the Nativity — that special, private time that she and Jesus shared while he was growing in utero.”

“Maybe this Gaudete Sunday, and this strange year, is beckoning us to quiet down, do less, be more prayerful, take intentional time to count our blessings and give thanks for the fundamental things.”

Pope Francis sent a video message Dec. 10 to an online meeting about the Syrian and Iraqi humanitarian crises.

The trees from which frankincense is harvested are in severe decline, and one species in particular that grows in conflict-rife regions of Ethiopia and Sudan risks going extinct in the next 50 years.

En lo que habría sido su 48 aniversario, la gran procesión de bailarines y tambores que suele recorrer el centro de Houston en honor a la festividad de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe el 12 de diciembre, ha sido cancelada debido a la pandemia, comunicaron los organizadores.

On Dec. 21, the Great Conjunction of 2020 will yield an expected spectacular astronomical sight involving the two planets unseen in nearly eight centuries.

With the romantic drama “All My Life” (Universal), director Marc Meyers and screenwriter Todd Rosenberg present a fictionalized account of the duo’s experience that’s surprisingly upbeat for most of its runtime.

Third Sunday of Advent
First reading: Is 61:1-2, 10-11
Second reading: 1 Thes 5:16-24
Gospel: Jn 1:6-8, 19-28