Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome throughout the jubilee year.

After the high point of Christmas, when the lights and decorations come down, Bishop Michael Izen said there is a long list of reasons people might feel down. It can be even more difficult, he said, living in Minnesota with short days and long nights.

Thanks to the unwavering support of the community, LCCC provided 364 low-income and homebound seniors with blessing boxes - more than doubling the number served in 2021.

When a fire severely damaged St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Hankinson on Dec. 16, fire departments including Wahpeton came in as everyone worked together to save the church.

The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak, Christ the Saviour Cathedral pastor, holds the chalice during a procession at the Orthodox Feast of the Nativity Divine Liturgy service in the West End section of Johnstown on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Christmas Caravan provides toys, blankets, clothing, and breakfast to the homeless and near homeless in Little Rock. Immaculate Conception and St. Mark Baptist Church organized the event.

Green is a sign of life in nature and as such it represents growth, life and hope. It symbolizes the graces that draw people into the life of God. The last Sunday of Ordinary Time is the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Many Chinese Catholics celebrate the Lunar New Year by attending Mass to thank God for blessings received, and a parish in Michigan is preparing to do just that.

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the events of the earthly life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.

ALONE among national congregations in the Catholic Church, the Filipino faithful are allowed two celebrations related to Christmas: the nine-day early-morning or late-evening novena Masses before the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord on Dec.

The Christmas season doesn't abruptly end on Dec. 25. Indeed, even after the 12 days leading up to Epiphany and the final day of the Christmas season honoring the Lord’s

While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can survive the current tension.