Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)Read More

Roger and Marguerite Sullivan pose for a photo outside the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington Dec. 12. The couple has traveled to more than 100 countries collecting creches. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)Read More

Evelyn and Scott Henderson, and their daughters Mevie and Quinn, hold a family heirloom of the Blessed Virgin Mary they removed from their kitchen following a garage fire Dec. 9. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More

Evelyn Henderson (center), along with her husband Scott, helped Corey (right) and Ricky move into permanent housing just days after a fire left them without a home for Christmas. (Courtesy Evelyn Henderson)Read More

Father Erik J. Arnold, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ellicott City, blesses the temporary home of Scott Henderson, right, his wife Evelyn, and their daughters Mevie and Quinn, who were displaced by a garage fire Dec. 9. The blaze consumed some 225 coats they collected for the needy for distribution over...Read More

“It’s all just stuff,” said Scott Henderson, with his wife Evelyn, and their daughters Mevie, left, Quinn, and their dog Scooby, who are together as a family in temporary housing following a fire in their Ellicott City home Dec. 9. The fire consumed some 225 coats that had been donated to their parish's Salt ministry,...Read More

Autumn Jenifer, who is in eighth grade at Cardinal Shehan School, helps pack 300 lunch bags Dec. 19 to be donated to Beans and Bread. (Emily Rosenthal/CR Staff)Read More

Students from Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore teamed up with students from Al-Rahmah School, an Islamic school in western Baltimore County, to prepare lunches for those in need Dec. 19. (Emily Rosenthal/CR Staff)Read More