Yes, Jesus is descended from patriarchs and kings, but now magi from the East come to worship him. That is, through Jesus all ...

Q: If the church’s new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is the secular New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) a holy day ...

During his homily, Cardinal Makrickas noted that the 2025 Jubilee has been a unique event in the recent history of the Church ...

Mary’s life spans two of history’s greatest moments. She was present at the birth of Jesus — the moment when the eternal Son of God entered the world in human flesh. She cradled the Savior, whose ...

I’ve attended patriotic and homeschooling events with attendance, largely Protestant, where images of America’s Founding Fathers are revered. How would they have reacted to an image of the Blessed ...

Every year on Sept. 12 since 1683, the Catholic Church has celebrated the feast of the Holy Name of Mary. Officially instituted as a feast day for the universal Church by Pope Innocent XI, the ...

On the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Pope Leo will solemnly close the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ...

Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...

LOWELL — Leaves float down like golden snowflakes in the late afternoon sun. Walnuts fall from their branches and hit the ground with sharp thuds. Nearby, two nuns in powder-blue habits pick apples ...

Born in 1842 in Melbourne, Australia, Mary Helen learnt to know and love God from a mother and father, Alexander MacKillop and Flora MacDonald, whose ancestors had held fast to the Catholic faith in ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation.