Around this time of the year, the “War on Christmas” and the “War on the War on Christmas” once again enter the public discourse, with each side claiming support from assorted statistics and ...

BishopPaolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls the “Church of migrants” to embrace Christian hope in his ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas ... Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. To fit the number scheme ...

Network Rail has instructed staff to stop using the words "passengers" and "pregnant woman" as part of sweeping new language ...

If you’re in the market for some solid sapphic cinema, let this list of iconic lesbian and bisexual films be your guide.

While Phil calls for six more weeks of winter, Birmingham Jill, Buckeye Chuck, and others are forecasting an early spring ...

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming ... faithful to prepare for the celebration of the feast of Christmas, the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

The declaration came 7 years after its first request, made in 1995 by Mamdouh Nakhla, the General Manager of the Word ... do other religious minorities. It has been known for public examinations to be ...

Well, first allow me to point out that within the word Christmas itself lies something (or more correctly ... effect of sin), a status which is yet to be fully realised. For the Christian, the ...

Repair work takes place at Calvary Baptist Church on Main Street after flooding caused significant damage to the building ...

Special to The OBSERVER - Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso Braxton Cook returns to Sacramento for a special performance at the Mondavi Center, a benefit concert supporting local students.