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Palestinian Melkite Catholics Eli and Peter Hosh prepare meat in the kitchen of their restaurant, Abu Eli, in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem has a special hold on family

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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to the corner market for their mother, but the town where Jesus was born.

Ray Taylor, holding his son Matthew, along with his daughter Sarah, were full of anticipation for the Christmas dinner at the annual Good Shepherd event at the Hamilton Convention Centre.

Good Shepherd hosts Christmas family feast

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HAMILTON, Ont. -- At 9 a.m. Sunday morning, Dec. 15, Jen Edmonds was one of 800 volunteers contributing to the complex task of welcoming over 2,000 people to the Hamilton Convention Centre for a formal, sit-down Christmas dinner, a visit with Santa, gifts for every child, coats and mittens for those who need them. 

The City of Edmonton Augmented Reality app is an interactive digital Nativity scene, created by digital media students at NAIT, accessed on a smartphone.

Edmonton goes digital for Nativity scene

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EDMONTON -- A new Nativity scene at Edmonton City Hall has taken the centuries-old Christmas tradition into the realm of computer-generated virtual reality.

Christmas Drawing Contest 2019 winners

Christmas Drawing Contest 2019 winners

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When The Catholic Register launched its annual children’s Christmas contest in 2011 there was some concern about receiving enough entries to make it a real competition. Nine contests and thousands of entries later, it’s obvious those worries were unfounded.

An indigenous creche scene. Nancy Mallett has been collecting creches from all over the world for an annual exhibit.

The world of creche

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It’s amazing how far a small, one-off special creche exhibit has come over the past two decades at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.

A girl stands with Cite Soleil in the background. Cite Soleil is one of the poorest sections of Port-au-Prince and recent unrest has weakened the already precarious infrastructure. Waste management and sanitation is a challenge and Malteser International runs projects that involve community volunteers in draining sewage canals and cleaning the streets.

Haiti living on edge of disaster

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A vicious circle of disasters and unresolved injustices are feeding one another and starving the citizens of Haiti. But the crisis is widely unknown.

Victoria Filibus, left, has relied on support from Development and Peace to keep her nine children clothed, fed and in school while living in a displaced persons camp in Nigeria the last six years. She’s pictured here with Isaac Asume Osuoka of D&P’s Nigerian partner Social Action.

Terror’s roots tied to changing climate

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Victoria Filibus and her nine children have suffered the terrorism of Boko Haram and seen their lives upended as displaced persons living in a camp.

The Family Ministry Office offers training and education programs to ensure support for grieving parishioners.

Grief at Christmas: You are not alone

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Generation after generation have shared the classic Christmas poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” 

John the Baptist acts as a good model for Advent, when the theme of repentance is prevalent.

John the Baptist sets the tone for season

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As the calendar flips to December and we enter the Advent season, thoughts naturally turn to Christmas.

Teri Dunn, Dean of Choral Studies at St. Michael’s Choir School, takes the boys through rehearsal prior to the annual Christmas Concert at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall.

‘Dream’ is coming true at Christmas concert

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Christmas dreams come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them go from pianissimo to fortissimo and hit every note from bass to soprano.

The Swansea School of Dance helped the crowd get ready for the Christmas lights to come on at the St. Joe’s Promise Festival of Lights on Nov. 20 at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto.

Advent: The season of waiting and preparing

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If good things come to those who wait, we’re in trouble. In the age of smart phones, Netflix, instant noodles and instant gratification, who waits? 

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