On the 30th of June, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Synaxis (a celebratory gathering) of the Twelve Holy Apostles ...

Some Filipinos took to social media to share accounts of being splashed with water against their will during the celebration ...

“The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose ...

Bulgaria marks Enyovden - known in English as Midsummer's Day - a holiday that blends Christian reverence and ancient folk rituals. Celebrated on the same date as the Orthodox feast of the Nativity of ...

In 1684, Innocent established the feast of the Holy Name of Mary for the Sunday after the Nativity of Mary. In the 20th century, the date was fixed for Sept. 12 to avoid coinciding with a Sunday.

Catholic parishes in Lorain will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension June 1 with a Eucharistic Procession during the first of its kind event, according to a news release. Mass, which begins at ...

LUKE could not have known what we would do with his story. Neither the glitzy gewgaws of Christmas nor the Lord’s carefully timed nativity feast were part of his good news back in the first century AD ...

Blessed on Dec 8 1901, the feast day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it was renamed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Black Nativity invites audiences to rejoice, reflect, and connect with the season’s beauty through the power of gospel music and African heritage. This unforgettable production runs until ...

Catholic families set it up on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th). Nativity Scenes have five central figures: Baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, the mule, and the ox. Usually, ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “May we reach the feast of the Nativity with a ceasefire on all fronts of war”. This is the appeal that Pope Francis launched at the end of the Angelus on the Solemnity ...