Peace, although universally desirable, remains intellectually problematic. I recall inviting a group of 25 or so university students to give me a working definition of peace. Despite their sincere and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So take a moment to read through these meaningful quotes and let them renew your Christmas spirit. You might even find the perfect ...

In a Christmas Eve speech in 1941, delivered 17 days after the Japanese killed more than 2,300 Americans in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt reflected on the ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and the ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Eve Mass at the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, during the ...

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: It’s a major theme in Christmas cards and carols...this is the season of peace. Really? How do Christians understand the idea of Christmas peace in a world that can seem ...