Pope Francis brings a white rose to the Virgin Mary during his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on December 9, 2015 at the Vatican (AFP photo) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will miss the ...

What is the spirit of this Advent season? Where should our focus be ... so we are to be guided by the same wisdom reflected in us, echoing in us. The second title that we are given to contemplate is ...

The second Sunday in Advent (Advent II) continues on the path started in the first week by looking forward to Christ’s first and second coming. Advent II focuses on John the Baptist, the Gentiles ...

Advent, from “adventus” in Latin meaning “coming,” is the season encompassing the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas, according to Britannica. In the Christian church ...

Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday ...

In a circular released on Saturday, November 23, the celebration of the Second Sunday of Advent on December 8 will take precedence over the feast of the Immaculate Conception. “When there is a ...

During Advent, Christians engage in various practices to prepare their hearts and minds. These may include attending church services, reading scripture, participating in prayers and performing ...

Still, noted Lomnitzer during this season of Advent in 2023, there was more to come. "As the drama of God’s revelation intensifies, John the Baptist now appears, unlike any of the other prophets ...

Her prayer, "Let it happen through me according ... hastening the coming of the day of our God." The Second Sunday of Advent calls us into the sort of waiting that actually hastens the fulfillment ...