La Befana
Italy’s Epiphany witch is a needed sign of pandemic-era hope
By Antonio Pagliarulo — January 6, 2021
(RNS) — The pandemic showed us that our seemingly secure routines can disappear in a few days. Le Befana shows us how to adapt with grace.
Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life
By Yonat Shimron — January 6, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Many Christians observe Epiphany to recall the three wise men who followed a star to find the baby Jesus. Francis suggested asking 'what star we have chosen to follow in our lives?'
Forget the Magi. Why Italian children await gifts from the good witch
By Rosie Scammell — January 5, 2016
ROME (RNS) While the Western church focuses on the gospel story of the three kings, or Magi, bringing gifts to the baby Jesus, a different tradition is marked outside the Vatican walls.
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