It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or Christmas day ... After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites: Pray now for God's ...

The Feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after the Nativity, so there’s still one last ...

He will commence the year-long event by opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve. The Jubilee is a holy year set aside for prayer, forgiveness, and pilgrimage. The theme is ...

Christmas begins on Christmas Eve and ends twelve days later with the Feast of the Epiphany. Christmas Eve is the Vigil before Christmas Day. The Solemnity of the Incarnation on Christmas Day ...

Francis, who turned 88 this past week, on Tuesday is due to inaugurate his big Holy Year and preside over Christmas Eve and Christmas ... at the headquarters of the Catholic Church.