Cherished Nativity sets display true meaning of Christmas December 22, 2025By Katie V. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News The Nativity scene – Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus – is a Christmas image found worldwide. Big or small, carved from wood, sculpted from stone or knitted from yarn, the crèche represents the true meaning of the holiday.
Thank you, God, for the Last Minute December 21, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window Still shopping? Not sure what you’re making for Christmas dinner—or who’s hosting? I have good news for you, last-minute friends. This is our time to shine.
Discovering the Eucharist at Bethlehem December 21, 2025By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Eucharist The fabric of human history is redeemed by the designs of the eternal Word. In Jesus’ birth at Bethlehem 2,000 years ago, the uncreated Son entered into creation.
‘Make more use of Newman,’ say British church experts December 21, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The head of the English archdiocese where St. John Henry Newman lived and worked, has joined in appeals for the saint’s teachings to be used more imaginatively in education and evangelization.
Bishop: New Bible translation shows ‘God never changes, but always has something new for us’ December 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Books, News, World News The Catholic American Bible is set to replace the New American Bible Revised Edition in 2027, becoming the common text for the Mass lectionary, Liturgy of the Hours and private use.
Arriving at the manger with Caryll Houselander December 20, 2025By Catherine Cavadini OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary The more deeply we reflect on the wonder of the Incarnation, the more deeply we understand Christ as “the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared” (Ti 3:4); the mercy of God “richly poured out” upon us.
Fundraiser by cancer survivor, third-grade classmates brings Christmas joy to school, community December 20, 2025By Bill Brewer The East Tennessee Catholic Filed Under: Christmas, News, World News Third-grader Hattie Halter is the inspiration behind the classroom project that has brought Christmas joy not only to the St. Joseph community but also to people throughout East Tennessee who saw Hattie, her classmates and their heart-filled Christmas tree featured in a news segment on local station WBIR-TV.
Celebrate Christmas like a Hobbit December 20, 2025By Kaitlyn Facista OSV News Filed Under: Books, Christmas, Commentary Seek out what is wholesome and beautiful in your life and rest in it. But at the same time, we cannot forget that the path to holiness is one of sacrifice and discomfort. Much like Tolkien’s Hobbits, we must hold fast to our courage and step out onto the road ahead of us to meet whatever may lie ahead.
Haitian Catholics persevere with faith, courage amid adversity in US and in troubled homeland December 20, 2025By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, acknowledged “the struggle” that is Haiti’s “reality,” but he assured an estimated 5,000 Haitian Catholics gathered in Washington that Mary “walks with us in our struggles” as a mother.
Movie Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ December 19, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century), the third film in the always visually rich franchise that got its start in 2009, brings forward thematic elements that had previously been kept in the background and that viewers of faith will find it impossible to accept and difficult to dismiss. As a result, it requires careful evaluation by mature movie fans.
Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Gaza City’s Holy Family Parish before Christmas December 19, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News In a sign of closeness as Christmas approaches, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by the Latin Patriarchal Vicar Bishop William Shomali and a small delegation, arrived in Gaza Dec. 19 for a pastoral visit to the Holy Family Parish.
Mass shooting at Brown University a tragedy that strikes at heart of Providence community December 19, 2025By OSV News Rhode Island Catholic Filed Under: Colleges, Gun Violence, News, World News The violence that erupted at the Brown University’s campus Dec. 13 was more than a national headline; it was a deeply personal tragedy that struck at the heart of the Providence community.
