Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

A nearly five-foot, wooden image of Our Lady of Hope is adorning St. Peter’s Basilica this Christmas Season. Holding the Baby Jesus and a large anchor, this Marian image calls to mind hope as portrayed in the Book of Hebrews. An anchor is a traditional sign of hope, alluding to Hebrews 6:19-20. We have this Read More…

Beautiful Virgin of Hope in Vatican for Christmas

As stores are converting their seasonal sections to Valentine’s Day and many people have been celebrating “Christmas” throughout the month of December, for Catholics the liturgical season honoring the Nativity of Our Lord has just begun. With a short fourth week of Advent, if the reflection series you used to prepare for the great feast Read More…

Allow a forgotten nun-poet to lead your prayer all Christmas season

Pope Leo XIV’s brother recently confirmed that the Pontiff is an active language learner and perhaps even an avid Duolingo user, but after his first Christmas as pope, it’s safe to say he’s likely in the app’s Diamond League. That’s because when addressing the crowd for the Urbi et Orbi blessing, Pope Leo wished everyone Read More…

WATCH: Pope Leo says ‘Merry Christmas’ in 10 languages

On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas solemnly closed the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Those of the other major Roman basilicas will in turn be closed over the coming days, culminating in the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on January 6 by Pope Read More…

Jubilee: In Rome, the “Holy Doors” begin to close

We keep things in discreet categories in our culture. Religion too often remains within the church’s walls, kept apart from the forces that drive society. That’s a large reason why we have secularized the festivity [...]

The poverty and humility of Christ is best understood not simply by contemplating his life after the incarnation, but by understanding what He gave up to suffer and die for us.

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As the Christmas season begins, the Catholic community of Kontagora Diocese in Nigeria has a double reason to celebrate. On Monday, December 22nd, they received what the Local Ordinary of the Diocese, Bishop Bulus Dauwa [...]

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 25, 2025 / 16:07 pm At the Christmas Eve Mass celebrated in Bethlehem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that “one of the great messages of Christmas” is [...]

Denver, Colorado, Dec 25, 2025 / 15:00 pm The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of [...]