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On the following day the Nativity Liturgy was celebrated. “December 25, 1895/January 6, 1896 is the feast of Nativity of Christ,” writes St. Nicholas in his diary.

Jan. 9: Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (third day of the Nativity); Divine Liturgy, 8 a.m. Carolers will visit homes of parishioners following the open house Jan. 8 by request only.

The Catholic Nativity recognizes the Gregorian calendar and celebrated Easter last week. Sts. Peter and Paul abides by the Julian calendar, and its Orthodox Easter liturgy is April 27.

As part of the liturgy of the Epiphany, it is traditional to proclaim the date of Easter and other moveable feast days to the faithful — formally reminding the Church of the importance of Easter ...

Conservative Catholics have lashed out against a “dangerous” and “blasphemous” church nativity scene in Italy that features two mothers of the baby Jesus instead of Mary and Joseph figurines.

Motherhood was the primary vocation for Therese Geuer Mueller. The holder of a doctorate in economics and sociology, Mueller ...

Live Nativity and Christmas liturgy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Photo: Courtesy photo) ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

Beside the nativity manger, where baby Jesus, draped in a Palestinian keffiyeh, lay amid rocks, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac stood at the pulpit of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem ...

On this day, the liturgy celebrated is the feast of the Nativity of the Lord. Priests wear white vestments on Christmas, which is different from the violet they wear during Advent.