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 ...

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

In the Catholic liturgical calendar, the birthday of the historical Jesus falls on December 25 because, exactly nine months earlier, on March 25, the day of the Annunciation, Jesus was conceived ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lent is one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. The season begins with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy ...

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 ...

The last Sunday of Christmas on the Catholic liturgical calendar is Jan. 12, 2025, celebrating the Baptism of Christ. Three Kings Day is a holiday celebrated at the end of the Twelve Days of ...