The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

Mother Teresa’s optional memorial has been added to the General Roman Calendar following a decree by the Dicastery for Divine ...

The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of ...

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

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that ...

Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...

The Feast of the Circumcision – marked by other Christian Churches on 1 January – was removed from the Roman Calendar in 1960 ...