In the liturgical calendar, the 12 days of Christmas are punctured by a painful note. Amid the festivities and rejoicing over ...

Christmas is a much-beloved holiday, celebrated by billions of people across the globe. In the U.S. alone, the Pew Center ...

VATICAN—Pope Francis has declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne—who were executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution—as saints through the rare procedure of ...

Mother Teresa of St. Augustine and her 15 companions, who were guillotined in Paris as they sang hymns of praise, are now saints in the Catholic Church.

The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23.

The building itself is a feast for the eyes, with its ornate balconies and charming ... Step back in time and into Kilwins in ...

Only the God of Christmas, the God whose birth as a human being took place on 25 December, can give us the true happiness we ...

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Vigil Mass at St. Peter on Dec. 31 Celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, at a Vigil Mass at St. Peter ...

But it’s a bit of an odd day to feel excited and jolly about; after all, St. Stephen is known as the first Christian martyr.

With so many holly jolly events across the Ancient City at this time of year, it's easy to take a drive to nearby St.