Pope Francis tells us that the nativity is like a living Gospel, enabling us to experience the "great joy" that comes from the mystery of Christ.

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz of Irapuato, Mexico urged people not to be indifferent after the massacre of a dozen young people at a Christmas party.

“This is an early Christmas present for the Catholic Church and for so many people who have felt that God really isn’t accompanying them,” Father James Martin says on this episode of ‘Inside the Vatican.’

Some L.G.B.T.Q. people may say this declaration doesn’t go far enough. Others will think it goes too far. Both groups, however, can agree that this is a significant change, Father James Martin writes.

“After this war, I fear there will be no more Christians in Gaza after a continuous presence of more than 18 centuries,” Bishop William Shomali said in an exclusive interview.

In their 2023 Christmas Message, the Justice and Peace Commission Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land asks Catholics to remember that God is with us.

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Advent, by Tim Reidy

The head of the U.S. bishops conference has condemned the killing of two Christian women who had been seeking shelter inside Gaza’s only Catholic church.

“Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming” presents a problem: It can be argued that the central rose metaphor of the song is about Jesus or Mary.

Francis condemned the killing of two women in the Holy Family parish in Gaza, and the attack on the convent of Mother Teresa’s nuns that care for disabled persons.