The Ukrainian love of art, manifested in frescoes, architecture, sculptures and embroidery, is wonderfully expressed in their Christmas imagery. By Elizabeth Lev, Angelus News
Pope Francis receives a cake for his 86th birthday during an audience with with children and volunteers of the Vatican's St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal and pediatric clinic, at the Vatican Dec. 18, 2022. Read more from Catholic News Service (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)