Pope Benedict Prays For Peace In Christmas Day Message
Pope Benedict XVI prayed that God "grant Israelis and Palestinians courage to end long years of conflict and division, and to embark resolutely on the path to negotiation."
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Pope Benedict XVI prayed that God "grant Israelis and Palestinians courage to end long years of conflict and division, and to embark resolutely on the path to negotiation."
"Christmas happens to be all about repair, restoration, and renewal," Timothy Cardinal Dolan said. "Today, bells chime in joy rather than toll in sorrow. Terror is quelled by truces, as even war pauses."
A Christmas Day party and gift exchange went off as planned in the basement of the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn just two days after a fire broke out inside the Episcopal church.
In Belle Harbor, volunteers pitched in to help the Red Cross feed Sandy-affected residents on this Christmas.
The pastor of a church in Newtown that was attended by eight of the child victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has told parishioners that this Christmas Day "is the day we begin everything all over again.''
For some, all they want from Santa this year is a check from FEMA and their insurance company to help cover the damage sustained to their homes.
The unlikely duo said they are dedicating this holiday and the New Year to achieving a national assault weapons ban.
Volunteers of all ages packed the New York City Rescue Mission for New York Cares. The organization is committed to keeping New Yorkers warm this holiday season.
"For many of them, there's a loss of faith perhaps. A loss of hope. A loss of concern. A loss of the sense of the future," Father Michael Gribbon of Blessed Trinity Parish told WCBS 880's Peter Haskell.
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The father of the children killed in the Christmas day fire in Stamford a year ago today has shared his reflections and how he wants them remembered.
This is a Christmas full of special meaning for a young family in Queens. They'll be spending a quiet holiday at home with their first baby. But it took a series of miracles -- and a painful loss -- to get there.
Christians around the globe are gathering on Monday night to celebrate one of the most important holy days of the year. And in New York, they are flocking to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The church has been offering a Children's Mass for the past 15 years and lets kids tell the story of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.
Many stores in Lower Manhattan damaged by superstorm Sandy haven't been able to benefit from the holiday season. But at one business near the South Street Seaport, they're counting their lucky stars and their Christmas receipts.
It's an inadvertent annual tradition for some. Shoppers who may have promised last year they would get it all done before the last minute are once again back among the crowds.
Despite the chilly Christmas Eve weather, pastry lovers lined up to buy treats at Court Pastry Shop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
When will Santa hit the Tri-State Area? It's hard to say exactly. By midday Monday, he was flying over Pakistan, according to NORAD.
On Staten Island where many lost their possessions or their homes, residents said the storm is a reminder that Christmas has a deeper meaning than presents.
Thousands of hot meals are being delivered today to brighten the Christmas holiday for those in need.
Many expected last year's Midnight Mass at the World Trade Center to be the last, but the tradition will take place one more time.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that this year, there is definitely something different about Christmas.
Thousands of people in the Tri-State area are still putting their lives together after they were shattered by Superstorm Sandy.
To make buying easier retailers, both large and small, have slashed prices and expanded hours as the last-minute shopping dash ramps up.
Arnold Conoline Jr., the commission's acting executive director, says the increased security will remain in effect through at least New Year's Day. The agency also is considering some long-term measures that might help prevent suicides.
