San Rafael, the Spanish version of St. Raphael, is one of the area’s parishes named after the three archangels, which led to ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Catholic Mass attendance in the US returns to pre-pandemic levels, with 24% of Catholics attending weekly, despite a dip ...

President Dallin H. Oaks says the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is “the most glorious event in history,” challenges families ...

Pope Francis is currently receiving treatment in a hospital in Rome, according to the Vatican’s announcement on Friday. Find ...

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

Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy Week and Easter. The proposal, made public ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday ... common practice in the Catholic church to abstain ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday ... common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from ...