With Christmas falling on a Sunday, some Protestant pastors are canceling services to allow their congregation to spend time at home. On a typical Sunday morning, John and Elisa Handley have to ...

More than 90 percent of the U.N. recognized 195 countries of the world recognize Christmas as a public holiday in honor of the birth of Christ. The earliest evidence reaches back to c. AD 200, where ...

Image above is from an Anglican Christmas service at Westminster Abbey. "O come let us adore Him," sings the congregation. But some Protestant churches are choosing not to open their doors for the ...

So, if Christmas falls on a Sunday, does that mean Sunday’s canceled and you need not go to church? No, I have not had too much “naughty” eggnog. The New York Times asked that question in a spread in ...

When making their lists this Christmas, one thing church members should check twice is the Sunday-morning worship schedule. At several megachurches around the country, churches will be closed on ...

FREMONT - Christmas creates a predicament for pastors when it falls on a Sunday, as it does this year. While some church members want to come together to celebrate the birth of Christ, others want to ...

Worried about coaxing people into pews when they’d rather be in their pajamas, some Protestant pastors are canceling Sunday services on Dec. 25. For some churches, following a Christmas Eve service ...