Students’ toy drive at Holy Cross H.S. ensured many children had the best task on Christmas Day – unwrapping gifts they otherwise may not have had.

Students’ toy drive at Holy Cross H.S. ensured many children had the best task on Christmas Day – unwrapping gifts they otherwise may not have had.
Camels, kings and colorfully outfitted kids descended upon Williamsburg Jan. 10 for the annual Gran Parada Tres Reyes Magos Brooklyn (Great Three Kings Parade of Brooklyn).
Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from children dressed as the Three Kings during Mass marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the place where his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, created the world’s first Nativity scene.
If Pope Francis sees the church as a field hospital after battle, then his annual Christmas address to the Roman Curia often looks like the triage tent, with him holding the charts.
The Christmas tree and Nativity scene decorate St. Peter’s Square during a lighting ceremony at the Vatican.
The Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon, Dec. 16 at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach, raised nearly $750,000 which included money contributed from matching scholarship funds. The proceeds will benefit the Bishop’s Scholarship Fund and youth evangelization programs.
The hymns of Advent and Christmas are so incredibly theologically rich.
Listing of Christmas Masses in Brooklyn and Queens.
IT’S BEEN A good reading year and I highly recommend the following to the readers on your Christmas (not “holiday”) shopping list.