The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and involves a series of religious rituals.

Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, will be celebrated a day after festival celebrations in Saudi Arabia. The ...

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

Salome's salacious sexuality is famous in opera. But its potrayal of Jewishness is just as layered and opaque as its ...

The Maltese Augustinian Province is this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of the canonisation of St Rita, who was proclaimed saint by Pope Leo XIII on May 24, 1900. St Augustine parish ...

Herod built an elaborate palace fortress on the 300-foot mountain, Herodium, to commemorate his victory in a crucial battle. Duby Tal / Albatross / IsraelImages Shielding my eyes from the glare of ...

Organised by the Indian Restaurants Association with support from the Ministry of Manpower, the initiative was Singapore’s largest single-day food distribution drive for the migrant workers ...

LETTERKENNY Cathedral Quarter will host the return of its popular annual Street Feast on Sunday, May 25 on Church Lane. This festive event, which runs from 1pm to 4pm, promises an afternoon filled ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Saint Joseph’s Day gradually began to be celebrated in Ancient and Medieval times, and was well established by the 900’s. But it was only ...

(Although not on the U.S. liturgical calendar, this feast day is observed in some Spanish-speaking countries). For more background, see here and here.

the feast of St. Agnes; The pallium is fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, and is worn on the shoulders. The pallium is fitted on Pope Francis during his inaugural Mass in ...