In this second week of Advent, the faithful all over the world recognize that "we are living in troubling times," said Dr. James Spencer, president of the D.L. Moody Center in Northfield, ...

As a campus minister, I have been preparing for the season of Advent for several weeks now, and it was those reflections that came to the front of my mind as I sat in my doctor's office last month. On ...

On Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI marked the first day of this year’s Advent season with a challenge, and a call to Christians to accept the communion offered by God in ...

Dear Members of the Boston College Community: On December 3, Boston College began its annual celebration of the liturgical season of Advent, which in the Christian tradition is a time to prepare for ...

(RNS) — As December begins, we want to start looking forward to celebrating a joyful Christmas. Doing so is tough with wars still in Ukraine and the Middle East. The world situation is so bleak, some ...

An emeritus Texas bishop is highlighting an Advent message hidden in the O Antiphons — prayers that are recited or chanted in an ancient tradition leading up to Christmas. “Composed in the sixth or ...

In the weeks before Christmas, coordinator of worship Cindy de Jong plans Calvin chapel services around the season of Advent. Recently, de Jong reflected on the significance of Advent during a busy ...

Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We live in challenging times. The Prophet Isaiah has a memorable sentence which reflects our condition: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; On those ...

In recent years there has been talk about the “War on Christmas” as some fear that this season has strayed from Christian traditions in an attempt to be more inclusive to other faiths or secularism.