By now, most Christian families have not only torn the paper off their Christmas gifts, but also taken advantage of the low prices of those same items at the after-Christmas sales. But alongside the ...

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska elementary school principal has been placed on leave after a conservative Christian group threatened legal action over her ban on Christmas and holiday symbols in her ...

Ever wonder why we put up Christmas trees? Evergreen fir trees are universal winter decorations: Pagans displayed the branches as a reminder that spring would come again. Romans placed them around ...

In many Christian churches, a tree is decorated with Chrismons, which are white-and-gold ornaments shaped in Christian symbols, Wright said. Those ornaments often include crosses or triangles, which ...

This morning as he received a group from the northern Italian region of Trentino, which is in Rome to deliver the Christmas tree for St. Peter’s Square this year, the Holy Father insisted that ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the April 21, 1962 issue of America, titled “Easter Is for Adults.” Easter eggs are a symbol of Christ breaking out of the shell of His tomb into the ...

RACINE - Robert Wortock drove around Downtown Racine last week looking for something that had always sparked his holiday cheer but this time, it wasn't there. Wortock, 65, who was born and raised in ...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

During a visit this week to the nativity scene put up each year by the street cleaners of Rome, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, said neither Europe nor the self-proclaimed ...

Among the promises then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made during the 2016 election campaign was a vow to "bring back Merry Christmas," the traditional Christmas greeting. According to Trump, ...