Bishop Robert Brennan described the Black History Month Mass at St. Thérèse Lisieux Church as an “uplifting” opportunity to ...

The grocery stores are brimming with cards heralding the arrival of Valentine’s Day. Many cards speak of romantic love, but ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an ...

A listing of Black History Month events from parishes, schools, and national organizations around the country.

On June 6, 1944, allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany The Gory Origins of Valentine's Day (02:50) National Treasure: The Mold Behind the Miracle of ...

The Feast of Brigid, also known as Imbolc ... One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women ...

Today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas. He is one Catholic theologian, alongside St. Augustine of Hippo, who has continued to fascinate me. My admiration for them has grown so deep that I ...

With all Irish festivals of ancient origin, the big celebration happened on the eve of the feast day, at sundown on St Brigid’s Eve, January 31st, in this case. At this time, St Brigid was said ...

Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a green forested area, with a rain storm on the horizon.

Her feast day is February 1, which will be celebrated throughout Ireland by remembering St. Brigid's remarkable story and by following certain Irish traditions. St. Brigid's Day is linked to the ...

Saint Ioannis (translation of relics) – January 27). As a result, a January 30 feast day commemorating all three in common was instituted around 1100 under the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.