WILKES-BARRE — “At least it’s round,” 13-year-old Patrick Franckiewicz of Wilkes-Barre said, sharing a grin with his dad as they added fresh greenery to their hand-crafted Advent wreath. “We got that ...

When he was a child, Bill Amburgey’s family had an Advent wreath. It was traditional, he said, and looked “not a thing like this.” With hot glue gun in hand, Amburgey, in jeans and black T-shirt, his ...

The Danish Church in Luxembourg has announced its upcoming Christmas Bazaar ("Julebasar") and Advent service.

MAHANOY CITY – Families and individuals visited the parish hall of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church on Saturday to participate in making Advent wreaths for the season that begins today ...

Wreaths symbolize eternity because they are in circular form, without a beginning or an end, so to speak. Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility, victory, and the ...

MANILA, Philippines —With Christmas comes the Advent season which, in Medieval times, was a period of fasting and a time when people’s thoughts were focused on the expected second coming of Christ ...

"Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright," the familiar hymn goes. Advent is a four-week period during which many Christians reflect on Jesus' birth and the promises of the future.

Advent is an important and integral part of the liturgical season in the Roman Catholic Church. This is a time to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. It is essentially a ...

A lit candle is seen on an Advent wreath. Advent, a season of joyful expectation before Christmas, begins Dec. 3 this year. The Advent wreath, with a candle marking each week of the season, is a ...

Sam Brubaker of Burnsville, Minn., places a candle near the altar for the first Sunday of Advent at the start of Mass at Mary, Mother of the Church Nov. 29, 2020. (Credit: Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic ...