A: There are many Marian feast days celebrated in the Catholic Church, but the principal ones are the Solemnity of Mary, the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, the Annunciation, the Assumption ...

12 Even when this day was known as the Purification of Mary ... The revised prayers of the vigil of the feast of the Assumption speak about the humility and lowliness of Mary, qualities which ...

The Greek island of Crete has its own saint connected to love, namely Saint Yakinthos, comparable to St. Valentine.

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Many attend mass on this day, which is an obligatory feast day of the Catholic Church. And will also get a welcome day off work or out of ...

(Photo: Courtesy phtoo) Msgr. John Hart, rector at Assumption parish where the entire student body attends Mass on Fridays and on feast days, said despite Sister Merris’ humility and aversion to ...

The tools used by human traffickers are evolving from tourism to social media. The nun works through training courses, also ...

Mary’s dire prophecy came on a day in 1982 everyone expected to be especially happy: August 15, the Feast of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. Ntabomvura was there, and Gaspard Garuka ...

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during ...

However, on Aug. 15, 1935, the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary ... document that the beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina, whose feast day is celebrated Sept. 23, had the gift of xenoglossia.

Mike Denver and his Band are performing in concert in Campile Hall on Sunday 13th April. The concert will also feature guest ...