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Pope Francis is interviewed at his Vatican residence by adults facing challenging experiences in their lives for a program broadcast on Italian television Channel 5, Mediaset, Dec. 19, 2021. Journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona, center, hosted the program. (CNS photo/courtesy Mediaset)

Pope: Eat, give gifts, be 'merry' this Christmas, but don't forget Jesus

Carol Glatz|Dec 20, 2021|5 Min Read

A scene from 'The Chosen' Christmas special.

‘The Chosen’ Christmas special makes the Nativity personal

Sophia Martinson|Dec 19, 2021|5 Min Read

The Christmas tree is seen as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 19, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis: Let’s focus on helping others this Christmas

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 19, 2021|3 Min Read

A shattered statue of Mary and the Christ Child is pictured inside St. Stephen Church in the Beit Jamal Salesian monastery near Jerusalem Sept. 26, 2017, after vandals broke into the church. "Since 2012, there have been countless incidents of physical and verbal assaults against priests and other clergy, attacks on Christian churches, with holy sites regularly vandalized and desecrated," Christian leaders said Dec. 13, 2021. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

World

Holy Land Christians need more protection, Christian leaders in Jerusalem warn

Kate Olivera|Dec 16, 2021|2 Min Read

A Nativity scene created by workers from the National Geographic Institute with rocks expelled from the Cumbre Vieja volcano is displayed at a church in La Palma, Spain, Dec. 14, 2021. The near three-month long eruption has caused havoc for local residents. (CNS photo/Borja Suarez, Reuters)

World

La Palma priests vow to celebrate Christmas despite volcano devastation

Catholic News Service|Dec 16, 2021|2 Min Read

The Holy Family at the Nativity is depicted in this digital collage by Trygve Skogrand. (CNS illustration/Bridgeman Images)

Not gone and not forgotten

Robert Brennan|Dec 16, 2021|4 Min Read

An image of the Holy Family is featured on one of the Vatican's 2021 Christmas stamps. The images on the stamps were painted by Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Poland currently living in Rome. (CNS illustration/courtesy Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office)

Faith

Christmas and God’s ultimate answer to our anguish

Father Peter John Cameron, OP|Dec 16, 2021|5 Min Read

Sixth-grader Mario Ramirez (center) of St. Elizabeth of Hungary School in Altadena is back in the classroom after surviving several gunshot wounds from a shooting outside his home last February. At left is Ramirez's friend Dallas McGowan. (Victor Alemán)

After a harrowing shooting, Altadena sixth-grader counts Christmas blessings

Steve Lowery|Dec 15, 2021|6 Min Read

Guatemalan migrant Ledy Perez embraces her son, Anthony, while praying to ask a member of the Mexican National Guard to let them cross into the United States in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, July 22, 2019. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Faith

A Christmas story at the border: Who are the holy families in your midst?

Sister Norma Pimentel, M.J.|Dec 14, 2021|3 Min Read

Figures are pictured in the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square during a preview for journalists at the Vatican Dec. 9, 2021. The Nativity is from Peru's Huancavelica region and will be unveiled to the public Dec. 10 during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Vatican Nativity crèche inspired by Peru's Andean region

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 9, 2021|3 Min Read

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Faith

5 small Catholic businesses to help you finish your Christmas shopping

Catholic News Agency|Dec 5, 2021|3 Min Read

The Christmas tree sparkles after a lighting ceremony in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo. (Paul Haring/CNS)

World

Parolin calls out EU directive against ‘Christmas’ language

Inés San Martín|Dec 1, 2021|3 Min Read

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