The Gospel readings from The Sermon on the Plain are provocative and potent – calling on us to think differently about love, ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

New data from CARA suggests that Mass attendance levels have quietly returned to 2019 levels nearly six years later.

Candlelight: Christmas may seem like a distant memory but for some churchgoers Candlemas marks the end of the traditional 40 ...

By Emily Mayer Groundhog Day is a custom brought to the United States with the arrival of German immigrants, particularly the Pennsylvania Dutch of Pennsylvania. Deutsch is the German word for Germans ...

The Massachusetts state groundhog made its prediction along with Punxsutawney Phil and Chuckles, Connecticut's state ...

Historians today tell us that the ancient Celts arrived at the shores of Britain around 1,000 BC and lived there during the Iron Age, the Roman Age and the post Roman era. Living on an island with ...

Catholic families celebrate Candlemas Day by bringing the image of Baby Jesus to the church along with candles and rosemary.

During a Mass on Jan. 31, 2025 at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville, Sophie Durandal, a fifth grader at St. Mary’s School, ...

As the groundhog rose with the sun, for all attendees (and a live stream) to see, it was determined that he saw his shadow — ...

Feligreses acudieron a la Catedral de la Diócesis de Veracruz este 2 de febrero para bendecir al Niño Dios en el día en que la Iglesia Católica.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day Sunday in Pennsylvania and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his ...