But do we even notice Ascension Day, which annually tiptoes by on a Thursday (May 29 in 2025, in case you wondered)? Do we pause to marvel at the message of Jesus’s ascent in a cloud to God’s right ...

The Reverend Canon Deacon Rachel Bennett, Assistant Curate at St John the Divine, West Worthing, reflects on the Christian ...

“The celebration of the Holy Cross holds great significance ... Mariam Monastery Each year, for the Feast of the Glorious Cross—celebrated 13 days after its Western counterpart on September ...

Celebrating Mary, Mother of the Church, on the Monday of Pentecost, the day when Ordinary Time resumes in the liturgy, signifies that the Church, born of the Holy ... beside the Cross, she ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

In the spirit of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the heritage hamlet’s Holy Cross Oratory ... converged outside its oratory for the annual feast on May 1. The Baptista House was built ...

Christian communities across the city will be celebrating the 'Feast Of The Holy Cross' on Sunday May 3. Devotees have been attending the novena - nine day - prayer services at the 200-year-old ...

[Standard] Today, Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest ... Loyola’s early days and later life closely mirrored that of Francis of Assisi (1181–1226).

In 2018, the Holy Father surprised the world with his unusual gesture of distributing ice cream to the poor of Rome to celebrate St. George’s feast day ... the Italian Red Cross, will be ...

An estimated 40 million people in Kenya- about 85 per cent of the population- identify ... These accounts guide the way modern-day Christians go about Easter. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday ...

Now it’s just another shopping day. It may be just me, but I get the impression that the old habit of chocolate Easter eggs may also be starting to fade. As for hot cross buns, there are now ...

Some Christians choose to have a feast on Holy Thursday to commemorate the Last Supper. Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and marks the day Jesus was crucified and died.