The Holy Innocents did not know Jesus, but they died in his place. Dec. 28 marks the feast of these baby boys who are, today, recognized as the first martyrs and pro-life patron saints. Their ...

Today, December 28, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Western Church. We Orthodox observe it on December 29. This past summer, I was taken into a cave under the Church of the Nativity in ...

Amid the festivities and rejoicing over the birth of Jesus Christ, we mark today the feast of the Holy Innocents. Scripture tells us that King Herod had learned from the magi about the birth of a ...

Catholic charities and church leaders were among those who spoke out against modern crimes against children on the Feast of Holy Innocents on 28 December. Jesuit media highlighted how the story of ...

Everyone who gathered at the service on Wednesday, on what's known as the Feast of the Holy Innocents, was touched by his story. "It breaks my heart that he had such a sad life," said Veronica ...

On Dec. 28, the day when the Catholic Church commemorates the feast of the Holy Innocents, Spanish-speaking cities in Latin America and Spain will join together in the “Light Up Life” campaign ...

It is also sometimes referred to as the Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas. The children are considered Saints of God, or Martyrs, by the Christian church. To celebrate, a family typically ...

But it is a book to read, even if only briefly, on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, for it to coincide with the Gospel reading of the day that should resonate with a present-day context.

28 December is Holy Innocents Day. Political journalist Tim Montgomerie tells the strange life story of Bruegel’s extraordinary biblical painting Massacre of the Innocents. “It’s not what it ...

But it is a book to read, even if only briefly, on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, for it to coincide with the Gospel reading of the day that should resonate with a present-day context. Call it ...