Christmas
At Christmas, Christians and Muslims take time to talk about loving Jesus, and each other
By Omar Suleiman — December 27, 2019
(RNS) — If our two faiths could start from a place of understanding that the two largest faiths in the world share a love for Jesus, maybe we could learn to love one another a little bit more.
How to celebrate Christmas: Change the world
By Amy Butler — December 24, 2019
(RNS) — How should we celebrate Christmas? Pay off others' debts, for a start, and dismantle and rebuild systems that keep people in poverty.
Do humanists celebrate Christmas?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 23, 2019
(RNS) — Ethical humanist leader Anne Klaeysen on what people of any faith or no faith can take from the Christmas story and how the holidays can unite the country.
In Christmas message, Pope Francis calls on Vatican officials to embrace change
By Claire Giangravé — December 21, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope began his speech with the acceptance of the resignation of the 92-year-old Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals.
How we all became Jedis
By Tara Isabella Burton — December 20, 2019
(RNS) — After nearly 40 years, the Star Wars saga is almost complete, and the decades-long journey of the Jedi is ending. But the spiritual legacy of the Jedi is sure to last much longer.
Amy Grant was the soundtrack to our home-schooled teenage lives
By Tyler Huckabee — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — In my house, growing up, Amy Grant wasn’t a Christmas queen. She was just a queen.
How St. Francis created the Nativity scene, with a miraculous event in 1223
By Vanessa Corcoran — December 18, 2019
(The Conversation) — According to his biographer, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis was the first to commemorate the birth of Christ by assembling a manger scene, complete with a baby Jesus doll that was said to cry real tears.
Beatles music, Christmas story come together at suburban Chicago church
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 17, 2019
NAPERVILLE, Illinois (RNS) — 'Let It Be Christmas: The Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, George and Ringo' sets the story of Jesus’ birth, which Christians celebrate at Christmas, to the music of the Beatles.
Keeping the longing for Christ in Christmas
By Tara Isabella Burton — December 16, 2019
(RNS) — Advent, with its carols and holiday parties, may be the last vestige of a liturgical life lived in common. But even those who want to keep the Christ in Christmas forget that the season is about the hunger that we feel for the redeemed world.
From Apollo 8 to SpaceIL, how to celebrate Shabbat, Ramadan and Christmas in space
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — July 19, 2019
(RNS) — From NASA's Apollo missions to SpaceIL's recent moonshot, Christmas to Ramadan, humans have found ways to practice their beliefs while touching the heavens.
Mexico’s Fiesta de la Candelaria ends Christmas with a bang
By Irving Cabrera Torres — February 8, 2019
(RNS) — A traditional Candlemas celebration in the southern Mexican town of Tlacotalpan combines mischief and heartfelt adoration of the Virgin Mary.
Yes, Donald, there is a Santa Claus
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 26, 2018
We live in a culture of "bah, humbug!" It's sad, actually.
Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas, ponder changing date
By Mina Nader — December 26, 2018
EL KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) — Some argue this ancient community should move its Christmas celebration from Jan. 7 to Dec. 25 as a sign of global Christian unity.
Bishop in Kenya reminds Catholics that Christmas is a season to give
By Doreen Ajiambo — December 26, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In a season of merrymaking, the bishop reminds Kenyans, 'Let us share the joy and whatever we have with the poor, orphans and widows.'
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
By Frances D'Emilio — December 25, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — His plea Tuesday for stronger bonds among peoples came as nationalism and a suspicion of migrants are gaining traction across much of the globe.
