VIDEO December 25, 2017 Christmas Day celebrated around the world Kitty Logan reports on the global festivities.
RELIGION December 25, 2017 Pope Francis prays for peace, laments 'winds of war' in Christmas message Pope Francis urged those celebrating Christmas around the world to look for Jesus “in the faces of little children” suffering in war-torn and conflict-riven regions from the Middle East to Africa to the Korean Peninsula.
VIDEO December 25, 2017 Father Morris reacts to Pope Francis' Christmas message Pontiff delivers his 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
RELIGION December 25, 2017 Text of Pope Francis' traditional Christmas day message Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas!
RELIGION December 25, 2017 Pope laments 'winds of war' blowing around the world As Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus, the pope has depicted suffering reflected "in the faces of little children," citing war and other tensions in places including the Middle East, Africa and the Korean Peninsula.
RELIGION December 25, 2017 India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked Christians and others in India are celebrating Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash in some parts of the Hindu-majority country.
RELIGION December 25, 2017 Ukraine, separatist rebels agree on major prisoner exchange Ukrainian authorities and separatist rebels have agreed on a major prisoner exchange.
RELIGION December 24, 2017 Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek's like today's migrations Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just for survival, and he expressed hope that no one will feel "there is no room for them on this Earth."
VIDEO December 24, 2017 Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican The Catholic faithful flock to St. Peter's Basilica to see the pontiff.
Iran December 24, 2017 Under threat? Iran's quiet infiltration over Iraqi Christian communities ISIS has been officially wiped from the Iraqi map, but Christian communities face another threat to their existence: strategic infiltration from neighboring Iran, experts say.