In the 1947 Hollywood film “The Bishop’s Wife,” Henry Brougham, played by David Niven, unexpectedly gets a helping hand from above as he delivers a sermon to his congregation on Christmas Eve. That ...

FLORHAM PARK - Calvary Presbyterian Church begins its Advent season on Sunday, Nov. 30 and continues each Sunday through Dec.

The Rev. Steve Strutz said he probably spends the same amount of time preparing his Christmas Eve sermon as he does any other one. "But it seems you think about it more," Strutz, pastor of Faith ...

Pope Francis has urged the faithful during the traditional Christmas Mass to bring hope as "pilgrims of light into the darkness of the world." The head of the Catholic Church said in his Christmas Eve ...

Jubilee year expected to bring 32 million tourists to Rome 'Holy Door' is only open in Jubilee years Pope calls for cancellation of some of developing world's debt VATICAN CITY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - ...

Some of the largest crowds of the year are packing churches this weekend, offering pastors a challenge and an opportunity to spread a message of hope in their Christmas sermons. "Some of them are ...

Pope Francis presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican. Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Pope Francis is expected to address the world's wars ...