The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

Easter 2025 season will start soon with Ash Wednesday kicking off Lent. Here are all the dates to look for including Good ...

These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water, a symbol of baptism.

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

St Patrick's Day is also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick and marks the date of the Irish patron saint's death. The celebration traditionally commemorates St Patrick bringing Christianity to ...

Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility ... which symbolizes the Church, because of the fruits almost countless seeds, and for the hope we place in the Resurrection.

Every year on March 17, the world turns a little greener—literally! From parades packed with leprechauns to rivers dyed ...

Lent 2025 starts on “Ash Wednesday,” which is March 5th. he date of Lent changes every year because it follows the church calendar ... washed the disciples' feet as a symbol of humility and service, ...

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

Spurred on by the fervor of the Eucharistic faith of New Yorkers, six young adult perpetual pilgrims and I, accompanied by ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...