Can Shane van Gisbergen win again? Will Chase Elliott go back-to-back? Who are the sleepers? Here's a breakdown of the ...

It’s judgment day in the Senate. Republicans are hoping to have a final vote soon on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, their ...

The Hindu's Christmas 2024 Advent Calendar: Join us for 12 days of Christmas spirit! Check this space every day for stories that spread holiday cheer ...

Day 16 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a new view of a distant spiral. This image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy NGC 628 in a new light.

December 15, 2024, is the third Sunday of Advent, known in many Christian traditions as Gaudete Sunday. The name stems from the Latin Vulgate translation of Philippians 4:4: Gaudete in Domino semper.

Redistribution of wealth, in other words, cannot take the place of receiving the Kingdom. As Advent makes way for Christmas, here is a gift: someone else’s insight. I turn again to Raymond Brown, from ...

A Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18a Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18 ...

Isaiah, in our first reading, heard a call to comfort; comfort my people, even in the direst of circumstances. Isaiah makes for very good company, in the Advent season, along with the great company of ...

Advent isn’t just about recalling a historical event or envisioning a future promise. It’s a deeply personal journey. (iStock) Yet peace, for many of us, feels elusive.

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839 when a Lutheran minister working at a mission for children created a wreath of the wheel of a cart, placing 20 small red candles and four large ...