Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego

Vatican unveils Nativity scene honoring St. Francis of Assisi and devotion’s 800-year-old origin

The scene in St. Peter’s Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manager, but also St. Francis of Assisi and others.

Pope Francis appoints Brazilian native as Boston’s new auxiliary bishop

Father Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa, 47, will join Cardinal Seán O’Malley and four other auxiliaries as bishops of the archdiocese.

Vatican Nativity scene should prompt prayers for the Holy Land

The pope made his remarks in a Saturday morning audience in Paul VI Hall with two delegations who donated the Christmas tree and Nativity scene.

Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego

Many people know the story of St. Juan Diego but are less familiar with the Franciscan missionary who baptized him

World’s ‘largest living Nativity scene’ opens in Colombia

Since Dec. 2, the faithful in Barranquilla, Colombia, have been able to visit the staging of “the largest Nativity scene in the world.”