EDITORIAL: Many Catholics feel the switch downplays the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension.

The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB ... The conference notes that the new 2025 liturgical calendar will begin with the first Sunday of Advent on Dec. 1, 2024, and will conclude ...

The last Sunday of Christmas on the Catholic liturgical calendar is Jan. 12, 2025, celebrating the Baptism of Christ. According to the National Shrine of St. Jude, Epiphany, or Three Kings Day ...

Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Lent, the 40-day season of ...