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Church tradition blended with hot food Tuesday when Grace Episcopal Church held an Epiphany service and chili cook-off. The church honored tradition during the service when the Rev. Omar Cisneros, ...

Church shares video of man dressed as Hasidic Jew who refers to himself as a 'zhyd' while carrying a sack of coins and ...

The pageant that took place at St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Clifton, New Jersey, is known as a vertep - ...

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Do you recall ever leaving your shoes out the door on Jan. 6 and waking up to find them filled with candy and chocolates? I know I did, religiously so. One year, though, nothing showed up in my neatly ...

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring ...

Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, at the Vatican, marking the official end of the Jubilee Year. Credit: CNS photo/Pool, Franco Origlia (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV ...

I was walking through a bookstore when I chanced upon a little girl reading a book. Her father was holding multiple paper bags and standing watch while sometimes reaching out for a book to browse. The ...