Pope Francis baptized 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel, a tradition marking the end of Christmas at the Vatican. He emphasized the children's importance in the ceremony, which includes lighting a ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

Orthodox Christians marked a somber Christmas on Jan. 7 in the war-torn Gaza Strip, with worshippers saying there would be no ...

Almost two weeks after most of the world celebrated Christmas, taking down their trees and packing up decorations for the next festive season, one country—Ethiopia—was just marking its own Christmas ...

A Palestinian Christian lights a candle during an Orthodox Christmas mass at the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City, Jan 7, ...

Rev. Trish Sullivan Vanni shares reflections and practices to find light, gratitude, and warmth during the "bleak midwinter." ...

Orthodox Christians have marked a sombre Christmas in war-torn Gaza, with worshippers saying there would be no gifts for ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Christmas mass in Moscow on Tuesday. Putin lit the candles in the Church of Saint ...

At a Mass celebrated at New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral, a church leader acknowledged the sense of unease that remains after ...