For centuries, Christian communities took candles that they would use in the coming months to their church to be blessed as symbols of Jesus, light of the world — to mark both this festival and, in ...

Unlike many festivals and celebrations which have a set date (Christmas and Halloween, for example), the date of Easter can range by over a month year to year ...

Yet, while I have now resided most of my life in Alaska, and secondly Florida, I should not forget that I have also lived, and worked, and gone to school in Massachusetts, in Texas, in Indiana, and ...

When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

By today’s terminology, Athanasius of Alexandria might be called a “boy genius” or a prodigy. But back in 325 A.D., in his ...

The gospel reading a couple weeks ago was one of Jesus’s most famous miracles when He changed water into wine at the wedding ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

As we approach Black History Month, I've been struggling as a Black pastor to find the right words for my white faith ...

A school that fosters children’s lives of faith as well as gives them a truly Catholic education is a blessing.

Chinese across the nation are cleaning their homes and purchasing red outfits for their annual celebration of Chinese New ...

The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues to be a source of inspiration for Catholics worldwide. Here are several of those martyrs and their stories, listed by religious order: St. Teresa ...