Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

One expert on Orthodoxy observes that they “do not feel much need for universal representation” and have a “very degraded” view of the Roman Catholic Church—and thus the pope—due to ...

Further reading: Chinese Catholic communities respond to devastating ... celebrated on various occasions beyond the traditional Easter Vigil. The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Christmas ...

Parents usually feel joy and anticipation on the day their child is baptized into the Catholic faith. Philip and Jessica Chan ...

Unlike many festivals and celebrations which have a set date (Christmas and Halloween, for example), the date of Easter can ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

Illig was the beloved pastor who spent 36 years shepherding St. Brigid's Catholic Church, from 1922, to his death on Easter Sunday in 1958. During his years as pastor, he completed St. Brigid's grade ...

When Una Johnson arrived in the fall of 2023 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from her home in Washington state, she was struck by the number of her classmate ...