While faith cannot change anything in moments of great darkness such as the one Israelis and Palestinians are currently living through in the Israeli-Hamas war, it can, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said, create “a small light” which will give “orientation.”

El gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, firmó el 18 de diciembre un proyecto de ley de inmigración que convierte en delito estatal la entrada de inmigrantes no autorizados a Texas desde México. Organizaciones católicas como la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Texas se han opuesto a la legislación.

Exchanging Christmas gifts and organizing holiday parties are all well and good, but Christians should contemplate the scene of Jesus’ birth to recover what is truly important during the Christmas season, Pope Francis said.

The point of religious art and imagery is not so much to give us a perfect, historically accurate picture of events that occurred in the life of Jesus.

A coalition of religious and community-service groups in Southwest Baltimore plans to continue its anti-violence conversation with a prayer vigil and walk two days after Christmas.