COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...

Christian/Catholic August 1 Lammas A festival in the liturgical calendar to mark ... John the Baptist The universal Church marks the beheading of John the Baptist on this day. Christian 8 Nativity of ...

The festival is held every year, right before the June 13 feast of the church's patron, St. Anthony of Padua. Padua was a ...

In the early 13th century, the church faithful were abstaining from receiving holy Communion. It wasn't that they were not ...

Pentecost is a movable feast because it is tied to the date of Easter, which is also a movable date. It is considered one of ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St ... and the proper calendar of India. Now her memorial is included in the calendar of the universal church.

Lent coincides with the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19. In the Catholic Church, the two occasions illustrate different aspects of religious customs that are complementary, said Cathedral of ...

This calendar is not an exhaustive list either of ... which takes place at the end of Ashwina. Jain 3 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus A Roman Catholic feast day that honors the name of Jesus and is ...