This week Monsignor Charles Pope answers a question about how Mary traveled 70 miles to Bethlehem while pregnant leading up to the Nativity. While tradition depicts Mary on a donkey, he explains that it is only an artistic depiction. Some wonder whether
The Cathedral of St. Paul will become the canvas Dec. 17-19 for a light and sound show about Jesus' birth.
From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on those three days, British company Luxmuralis will project images on the cathedral's east-facing facade celebrating the
Putting up a Nativity scene before Christmas is a reminder to stop and remember what Christmas is really about and to prepare one's heart like a manger for the coming of Christ, Pope Francis said. At his weekly general audience one December
The Vatican unveiled the Nativity scene and lit the Christmas tree with energy-saving lights in St. Peter's Square during a late afternoon ceremony Dec. 5.
The 85-foot-tall spruce tree came from the forests of the Veneto region in northeast Italy and another 20
On Dec. 1, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ apostolic letter Admirabile Signum on the importance and meaning of the Christmas crèche. In his letter, the pope draws on Scripture and Tradition to remind the faithful of how the Nativity scene has the
In a new apostolic letter, Admirabile Signum, released Dec. 1, Pope Francis writes about the meaning and importance of Nativity scenes, encouraging us to look at them with fresh eyes. The staff at Our Sunday Visitor offers five recommendations from that document
I have treasured it for a long time. Many years ago, I found in a small shop in Nashville, Tennessee, a Nativity set from France. I bought it, and it has been a beloved part of Advent and Christmas for me since