Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

You could say that the winter chill and icy waters were counterbalanced by the warmth of prayer and the blessings for that ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...

That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

It might not be the biggest holiday on the Christian calendar, but Epiphany, otherwise known as Feast of the Epiphany or ...

God today calls on the faithful to welcome everyone, creating safe, open spaces to find warmth and shelter, Pope Francis said ...

the Friday before Pentecost, as well as August 28 (Thursday), the Ascension of Our Lady Saint Mary (the Great Lady). For citizens of the Catholic faith, non-working days are November 1 (Friday), the ...

By the fourth century, Christians in the eastern empire, which spanned the Mediterranean coast from modern-day Egypt to Greece, had taken to observing the Feast of Epiphany on Jan. 6. From a ...

Even Pope John Paul II was very committed to the Holy Years: from Easter 1983 he announced an extraordinary Holy Year of Salvation; on the feast of Pentecost of 1987 he solemnly proclaimed the Second ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26 ...

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