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St. Nicholas is deep in conversation with some of the younger guests at the Baby Jesus Party put on by the Daughters of St. Paul in Toronto on Dec. 7.

Jesus’ birthday is a hit

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Over 100 families celebrated Jesus’ birthday just a little early at the annual Daughters of St. Paul Baby Jesus Party on Dec. 7.

Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Christ’s birth sheds light on reconciliation

The following is an edited version of the annual Christmas message from the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg:

The Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican is adorned with lights that are“next generation,” according to officials, and are meant to have a reduced impact on the environment and use less energy.

Network dreaming of green Christmas

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This year, as in each and every year, the Green Church Network is wishing one and all a Green Christmas.

Mary’s Meals has been helping students in Malawi and 17 other nations receive enough food to get them through the school year.

Mary’s Meals puts on a virtual feast

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You are cordially invited to join the biggest Christmas dinner table in the world … and feed a child for a whole school year at the same time.

The Adoration of the Magi by Matthias Stom, about 1630.

The three (or four) men of mystery

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As mysterious to the three wise men as the light that appeared in the western heavens, so too is the mystery surrounding these magi who followed that star to Bethlehem and bore gifts for the newborn Jesus.

The Silent Night Chapel, which is in the town of Oberndorf in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is a monument to “Silent Night.” The chapel stands on the site of the former St. Nicholas Church, where on Christmas Eve in 1818 the carol was performed for the first time.

‘Silent Night’ sends timeless message

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WASHINGTON -- One of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time is now into its third century.

Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is a staple of the holiday season.

Lights, camera ... and holiday cheer: The best of Christmas spirit on film

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’Tis the season to be jolly, light the Advent wreath (I mean light the candles on the Advent wreath), dive into the amazing daily Advent Scripture readings, send out Christmas cards and newsletters, donate to the Salvation Army, re-gift fruitcake AND … watch a bunch of holiday movies with family and friends! 

The 12 D’Cruz siblings got together for a reunion earlier this year.

Faith roots run deep among 12 siblings

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Christmas was always special in the D’Cruz family — that tends to happen when there are 12 kids — but through the decades they have never let the secular overtake the religious in celebrating the season.

Joanna Baumgartner is surrounded by Haitian school children outside the school in Ouanaminthe.

From Burlington to Haiti, a ray of Hope

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BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Before Joanna Baumgartner showed up, some children in the Amor et Gratia (Love and Grace) school in Ouanaminthe, Haiti had to make their own fun. An empty motor oil can tied to a string served as a toy car. 

Pastors of parishes in the Kitchener-Waterloo area taking part in the first full wave of the One Heart, One Soul Campaign gathered with Bishop Douglas Crosby at St. Anthony Daniel Parish in Kitchener. From left are: Fr. John Redmond (St. Pius X, Brantford), Fr. Jungheon Kwan (St. Paul Chung, Kitchener), Fr. Stephen Murrin (St. Mark, Kitchener), Bishop Crosby, Fr. Lawrence Parent (Blessed Sacrament, Kitchener), Fr. Malcolm Katzenberger (St. Gregory the Great, Cambridge), Fr. Tim Theriault (St. Anthony Daniel), Fr. Paul Mathew (St. John, Dundalk), Fr. Rafal Tomon (Our Lady of Lourdes, Waterloo), and Fr. Venil D’Souza (associate pastor, St. Aloysius, Kitchener).

‘Heartening and inspiring’

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It was a leap of faith for the Diocese of Hamilton.

Carol Howes is director of program services at Convenant House.

Covenant House fights the lonely battles

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Over the past 24 years, Carol Howes has seen a lot of teens face Christmas alone in a shelter, wondering where they belong and whether they have a future.

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