But church leaders pushed the date back a few months to Dec. 25 and borrowed some Saturnalia rituals for their own festival to keep the public happy. "If Christianity moves Christmas into December ...

Famously, in 2014, the pontiff personally invited Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican’s Christmas concert ... sharing a poem on Instagram in his memory. “Farewell dear Pope Francis/Nature ...

Yes, Christmas has more pageantry ... Where earthly kings perish, Christ the King lives. Where earthly kings fight, Christ the King forgives. I’m reminded of the poem often credited to John Stott ...

Andrew Klavan defends the spiritual value of depicting evil. But he often discounts the spiritual danger involved.

The use of blood in food is a global tradition. Across cultures, blood has been eaten and drunk for both its symbolic and ...

Broadous was the president of an organization called Keep Christ in Christmas. “It was centered on Jesus Christ, and not the commercialization of Christmas. She didn’t just do Christmas lights.

Everything is told through aya's trademark multifaceted forms of expression, each track colliding and melting through spoken-word poetry, keening vocals ... in the bathroom at the afters and being ...

The annual nativity scene display in downtown Kelowna included a sign that read “Keep Christ in Christmas”, but the city has taken it down. The scene was set up by the Catholic society Knights ...

Following the Kelowna “Keep Christ in Christmas” sign controversy, the BC Conservative Party put out a petition with the heading “Don’t cancel Christmas”. The “Don’t cancel Christmas ...

Rosaries are provided for First Communicants, and banners hung in December to remind everyone to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” No council in the district promoted membership and the overall ...