Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you ready for some Christmas cheer? The Yuletide festivities will soon begin on this special day in early December. The Feast ...

Patara, birthplace of St Nicholas, is a wide-open sprawl of ruins framed by farmland and dunes in Türkiye. Georg Knoll/laif, Redux Before the iconic red suit and the sleigh, the real St. Nicholas ...

The event will feature a visit and photo opportunity with St. Nicholas and live reindeer from 4 to 6 p.m., according to a community announcement. Caroling will be performed by the Catholic North Youth ...

SHEBOYGAN – The saint known for his secret gift-giving, generosity and protection of the vulnerable visited a Sheboygan hospital Thursday, Dec. 4. More than 200 local children and their families ...

IT’S TIME FOR THIS WEEK IN HISTORY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM. THE CLASSIC HOLIDAY POEM, “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS” WAS FIRST PUBLISH ED ON DECEMBER 23, 1823. THIS WELL-LOVED POEM ...

Archaeologists may have unearthed the original burial site of St. Nicholas in Turkey, before a notorious historical grave robbery took place. While he's immortalized in Christmas stories, Kris Kringle ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

Clement Clark Moore wrote a poem for his children in 1822, "A Visit From St. Nicholas" -- also known to many as "The Night Before Christmas." Christopher Sadowski Clement Clark Moore was born in New ...

St. Nicholas Monastery in Xanthi, Greece reveals breathtaking architecture, deep spiritual history, and serene surroundings that make it a must-visit destination for travelers seeking faith, culture, ...

Before the iconic red suit and the sleigh, the real St. Nicholas lived and died in ancient Lycia, modern-day Antalya Province, Türkiye. St. Nick didn’t grow up with reindeer. He grew up walking among ...