Growing up in rural Louisiana, I always found the Christmas season to be a joyous time of the year. A time when we forget about the weight of our problems. It is a time of hope, peace, joy and love.

Pilgrims hold up statues of the infant Jesus to be blessed during Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square after delivering his Christmas message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's ...

The exact date of Jesus's birth is unknown, though it is estimated to have been in the spring between 6 and 4 B.C. Christians began celebrating Christmas on December 25 in the 4th century, possibly to ...

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for watching. I hope you are doing well and finding time to enjoy this holiday season. The manger scene is perhaps the most iconic image when it comes to the ...