The UAE has announced a four-day public holiday from June 5 to June 8, 2025, to mark the important Islamic occasions of ...

So why do so many Jews barely notice Shavuot, the holiday that marks the receiving of the Torah? Many diaspora communities don’t celebrate the holiday at all. In Israel, many treat the holiday as a ...

Former chaplain Norris Burkes explains the origins of "Say Something Nice Day," which is June 1, and pairs it with a plea to ...

A look into the five notable presidential Memorial Day proclamations calling for national prayer signed by presidents of both major political parties.

Leah Griffin was well-known in Laramie because even after her ALS (nervous system disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) ...

U.S. college student Wesley Buonerba was supposed to fly home for Mother’s Day after ... the papal blessing — and let out a loud whoop when Leo said, in Italian, “Happy holiday to all ...

Read full article: Edgewood ISD students given scholarships at Memorial Day ceremony find new meaning in holiday Get ready ... the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window ...

They were both national proclamations establishing a day of prayer. The fall observance was first established by President Abraham Lincoln as the official Thanksgiving holiday in 1863 ...

The national day of prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution ... In 1988, President Ronald Reagan changed the holiday to fall on the first Thursday in May. Adrian Ashford covers faith ...

But in the United States, this day is officially a federal holiday known as Loyalty Day ... a royal court and the blessing of the coastal city’s fishing fleet. The origins of Newport ...

In 2025, National Day of Prayer also falls on May 1. Here's what to know about May 1, and how to celebrate spring, support workers and take part in prayer, as well as any other holidays coming up ...