While some Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas January 7 following the Julian calendar, Father Yannick Provost, an Orthodox ...

Most of us know the song, but relatively few realize the significance of the song, "12 Days of Christmas." Originating from ...

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

Biblical scholar John Bergsma tells the Register, ‘the Church to this day is still about the ministry of Jubilee.’ ...

Three Kings Day is a holiday celebrated at the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas. The word “epiphany” means manifestation and not only refers to the day of the holiday itself but also to the rest of ...

The celebration of Easter and Christmas, the two greatest solemnities, continues for eight days, with each octave governed by ...

For millions of Orthodox believers, this date remains a sacred time to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, regardless of ...

January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, according to the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of America. Solemnities are celebrations of the ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Twelfth Night celebrations have their origin in the old manner of deciding when a day begins and ends. We now use midnight as ...

Orthodox Christians gathered in Bethlehem to mark Christmas eve on Monday; unlike other branches of Christianity, the Orthodox Church marks Christmas on 7th January. The service took place in the ...