Friday 14 March |

Saint Boniface of Ross

Art & Culture

CHILD LOOKING AT PAINTINGS

Marguerite Pradere

How to decode religious paintings

CHRISTMAS NOTES

J-P Mauro

Listen to Aleteia’s favorite Christmas songs

NAZARETH

J-P Mauro

The archaeological and historical evidence behind the birth of Christ

ORATORIO DI SAN LORENZON

John Burger

Will a Caravaggio Nativity painting, stolen 50 years ago, finally be returned?

CHRISTMAS CAROLERS

Stephen Beale

5 Medieval Christmas traditions you haven’t heard of

ANCIENT LANGUAGE ON PAPER

John Burger

In Jerusalem or online, a language school offers an immersive experience in ancient languages

SAINT NICHOLAS, REINDEERS, CHIMENY

J-P Mauro

It’s a mystery: Who penned “A Visit From St. Nicholas”?

PLAYMOBIL,NATIVITY,TOY

V. M. Traverso

Toy companies discover the joy of Advent

LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

J-P Mauro

Pavarotti’s “Adeste Fideles” still stops us in our tracks

CHRISTMAS,TREE,HISTORICAL

J-P Mauro

The history of Christmas tree lights: From fire hazards to “festoons”

DONY MACMANUS

John Burger

Two new films feature the work and philosophy of Irish sculptor Dony MacManus

FEAST OF SEVEN FISHES

J-P Mauro

The Feast of Seven Fishes: An Italian-American tradition

ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL

J-P Mauro

Hymn of the week: “The God of Abraham Praise”

DONKEY,FACE

J-P Mauro

Move over Rudolph, Dominic the Donkey is helping Santa this year

AUSTRALIAN COAST, SALT MINE

J-P Mauro

Awe-inspiring photos of Earth taken from the International Space Station

THE BISHOPS WIFE MOVIE POSTER

Zelda Caldwell

9 Delightfully retro Christmas movies

SWEDEN, LIGHTS FESTIVAL, ST LUCY

Alicia Ambrosio

Why St. Lucy is popular in Sweden and how she’s still celebrated in that non-religious country

APPLE,APPLE TREE

J-P Mauro

How St. Jerome’s pun made an apple the “forbidden fruit”

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY, BETHLEHEM, RENOVATIONS

Stephen Beale

Church on site of Jesus’ birth uncovers mosaics dating from the 4th century

CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL

Victorino Matus

A guide to very merry Christmas drinking

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