Patrick Kidd is churchwarden of All Saints’, Blackheath, and Diary editor of The Times.

Listen to the words of the holy gospel according to Luke: 2:1-7 The birth of Jesus In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

National Evangelical School of Nabatieh (NESN) damaged in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The predominantly Shiite city ...

"The Velveteen Rabbit" -- to be presented for six performances from Feb. 7 - 16 inside the theater building at Briar Cliff ...

The decorating of an evergreen tree at Christmas as we know it can be traced ... they choose to put up the family tree. Certainly the tree should not be up the day after Thanksgiving as is done ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The feast of the Holy Family presents us with a somewhat different picture of family and family values. The typical representation here is not that of the ...

We are 30 minutes into the film, in the family home at the heart of the story. Eunice Paiva is portrayed by Fernanda Torres and Rubens Paiva by Selton Mello. Everything here conveys a sense of ...

"Uphold the truth and ensure that justice prevails.” This was the appeal of some Catholic bishops who form the organization of Caritas Philippines after more than two-thirds of members of the House of ...

What do Mariah Carey, the cast of Glee and South Park's Eric Cartman have in common? They've all recorded the Christmas classic O Holy Night. This Christian favourite is a powerful hymn that reduces ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

A new twist has emerged in the murder of a British family who were brutally gunned down and executed in the Alps 12 years ago. Saad Al-Hilli, 50, an Iraq-born satellite engineer from Surrey ...

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