Look beyond the lights and remember the poor, Pope says on Christmas Eve
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis, leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas, said on Friday that people who are indifferent to the poor offend God, urging all to “look beyond all the lights and decorations” and remember the neediest. Francis, ushering in the ninth Christmas of his pontificate, celebrated a solemn vigil Mass in St Peter’s […]
Christmas tree-lighting in Bethlehem a muted, virtual event
BethlehemAP Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Biblical city of Bethlehem on Saturday night, as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands. A small group of residents and religious leaders participated in the tree-lighting ceremony at Manger Square near the Church […]
Christmas in March? Some people are turning on their lights to brighten a dark time
RNS Bekah Stoneking doesn’t always get her Christmas tree taken down right away after the December holiday. Sometimes Stoneking, who edits the Explore the Bible Sunday school materials for LifeWay Kids, will keep the fake tree up through the Christian celebration of Epiphany in January, glittering with warm, white lights, sparkling ornaments and a rose […]
POSTCARDS: WOMEN BRING LIGHT TO REMOTE VILLAGES ON THE ISLANDS OF ZANZIBAR
NICKY MILNE reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation on how a solar power training scheme aimed at women is changing lives…