St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.

This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church ... Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church (Brookline: Holy Cross Press, 1992), pp. 89-121. Farley, Donna.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so ...

On January 6, the day of the Feast, the Divine Liturgy of Saint John ... An associated tradition has been the tossing of a cross into the water to be retrieved by divers. The holy water from the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

Holy Days of Obligation are days within the Church’s liturgical year that are feast days and therefore mean that Catholics must attend Mass on those days. They may be celebrated during Sunday ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing after reciting a prayer to Mary in front of the Marian statue near the Spanish Steps in Rome on Dec. 8, 2024, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. (CNS photo/Lola ...