Pope Francis prays for pandemic's end in Christmas Day address

Pope Francis' Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different.

James Webb Space Telescope, world’s largest and most powerful, launched Christmas morning

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully early Christmas morning from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the sky.

GLIDE serves up 3,000 lbs. of prime rib for Christmas Eve

GLIDE Memorial Church and the House of Prime Rib teamed on Friday for the annual Christmas Eve luncheon in San Francisco's Tenderloin.

Trouble in the air: Sky Harbor sees over 30 canceled flights on Christmas Eve

With a little over 30 cancelled flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Christmas Eve, some travelers are feeling the troubles of air travel.

Mom preserves Christmas tree her son decorated before his death

Some memories are worth preserving. For one mom, this meant that she had to wrap her Christmas tree in cellophane to ensure that it stayed decorated the way her son decorated it.

Santa tracker: NORAD shows when he's coming to town

For the 66th year, NORAD is tracking Santa Claus this Christmas, showing families around the globe exactly when he’ll be coming to town.

Surfing Santas returns to Cocoa Beach with large crowds

The annual tradition supports Grind For Life, which helps to provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families.

Santa Claus’ house: Take a tour of his North Pole estate valued at $1M

Santa Claus’ house on Zillow is estimated at more than $1 million, and the online real estate marketplace is offering a tour of the North Pole property.

PHOTOS: Viewers decorate their homes, trees with lights and more

From Santa to the Nutcracker, we asked for pictures showing your holiday spirit and nearly 100 of you sent your photos to us. Thanks for letting us peek inside your homes this Christmas.

Nonprofit works to bring Christmas gifts to children of the incarcerated

The Angel Tree program of Prison Fellowship partners with churches and volunteers to deliver Christmas gifts to children on behalf of their incarcerated parents.

7 cities where a white Christmas might seem impossible, but it isn't

While you might assume seeing snow on Christmas in the likes of Los Angeles or Phoenix or parts of Florida would never happen, their history books have three words for you: "Never say never."

How one strand of Christmas lights in support of a neighbor turned into a touching community light display

It began as a touching gesture to show support for a neighbor who was struggling, and then it grew into something much bigger -- a community-wide demonstration of connectedness and a physical symbol of love and light.