Archive for December 24, 2021

What is it that God is calling you to do with your life??w=200&h=150

By Autumn Jones

Taking time to ask, 'What is God's will?'

Discerning your vocation is about more than pursuing a celibate vocation alone, said Father Ryan O’Neill, director of vocations for... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Christmas in prison? What it's like to celebrate behind bars

Prison is probably the last place people think of when they think about the holidays. Yet Christmas behind bars is... Read more

The Nativity, by Rogier van der Weyden, part of the Bladelin Altarpiece.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

12 saints' quotes about the true meaning of Christmas 

While the saints offer unique insights into Christmas, they touch on similar themes: hope, joy, and the unconditional love of... Read more

Refugee children in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 1, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

'Coal for Christmas' aims at saving 5,000 Afghan families from freezing and starving

As the winter in Afghanistan is provoking the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, The Vulnerable People Project is getting... Read more

Pope Francis offers Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis’ Christmas Mass: ‘God comes into the world in littleness’

In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis asked Christians to contemplate that God did not choose to come into the world... Read more

Pope Francis offers Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Pope Francis

Full Text: Pope Francis’ Christmas homily

Pope Francis’ Christmas homily for Midnight Mass at the Vatican this year Read more