You’d think, after following that star from the East, the wise men would want to rest a while. But no. The journey of the magi isn’t over. They’re visiting Arizona this week, where fragments of the relics of the three wise men will be in Tucson: The Catholic relics tour, titled “Come Let Us Adore…

Those original gift-givers of Christmas — the magi — are back in the news. If you’re wondering just who those “wise men from the East” might have been, the Religion News Service has done a little digging: They came. They saw. They gifted. That’s about all we know of the foreign visitors who traveled to…

Since today is the feast of the legendary saint who is, in fact, Santa Claus, I thought you’d like to see how he is represented at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The tapestries that hang there are stunners, beautiful and realistic, and St. Nick is no exception. Below is…

‘Tis the season for light. And both Jews and Christians have made the lighting of candles this time of year a celebration of God’s continued love for the world He created. In Wisconsin this week, there was a stirring reminder of that, as Jews and Catholics gathered for their first interfaith Hanukkah service: Two days…

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