PRAGUE — Pilar Garcia sits inside the Church of Our Lady Victorious ... She is one of the dozens of tourists at that moment who passed through the place and rushed to snap photos of the little Jesus.

The Infant Jesus of Prague statue is thought to have been carved in Spain in the 16th century (though some argue it is older). It found its way to Prague in the mid-1500s. While the origin of the ...

Mary Major. The little-known but profound experience of the newborn Jesus occurred within the storied walls of the Marian basilica’s Chapel of the Nativity, where St. Cajetan of Thiene prayed ...

A warm flame brightens the winter darkness — the light comes from a humble candle in the window of an Irish home. It is ...

A new book explores how Christmas in Czechia embraces ancient pagan and Catholic traditions despite its reputation as one of ...

A little more than 2,000 years ago, the Bible says when the angels came to announce the birth of Jesus, they came first to those shepherds tending the sheep. From Luke 2:10-14: "Then the angel ...

Despite all this, the single most well-known historical passage about Octavian regards him as little more than a footnote ... to all of us who are broken. Jesus is an assurance that God all- ...

Mumbai: In the spirit of Christmas, the parishioners and youth of Jogeshwari (E)-based Infant Jesus Church organised a charitable project to bring comfort to the poor and needy. The parishioners ...

Boží Dar is a popular Czech ski resort which almost always gets the first snow of the year. However, its claim to fame is linked to a special Christmas tradition.

Some of this is due to the TV special The Little Drummer Boy (more than that later) being one of the very few kids’ movies in my home growing up. But as I grew up and learned more about why Jesus came ...