“Growing up in a Catholic home ... “This feast day, which the Church calls the feast of the Epiphany, is always called little Christmas Day. It occurs on the 12th day after Christmas, and ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. Epiphany ...

While for most Americans, the holiday season closes out with the New Year, many other cultures continue celebrating through the first week of January. Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is celebrated ...

The Church of the Immaculate Conception in China’s capital Beijing, founded some 420 years ago by Venerable Matteo Ricci, ...

St. Peter Catholic Church, 35777 Center Ridge Road in North Ridgeville, turned 150 years old Jan. 1, a milestone marked by a celebration intertwined with the Feast of the Epiphany and a formal ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners ... and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. The feast of the Epiphany is even older than the feast of Christmas and enjoys its own season ...

Kids across multiple parishes have put in hours of rehearsal to celebrate the Feast of the Three Kings at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church ... asked me to do an epiphany play with the ...

Brambilla's role also reflects broader calls for the Church to recognize women's contributions. For decades, Catholic women have ... the Holy mass of the Epiphany in St Peter's Basilica at the ...

Therefore the Spirit and the Church pray: "Come ... observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension of Christ, the feast of the Body and Blood of ...

The Epiphany is celebrated by many Christian traditions, and is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, celebrated the Sunday between Jan. 2 and Jan 8. King cake is also a staple during ...

Laura is an award-winning columnist for Catholic News Service, and her nationally syndicated “Faith at Home” column runs monthly in Catholic newspapers across the U.S. Laura speaks nationally on ...

According to National Geographic, the origins of the holiday's discrepancy dates back to the "centuries-old decision" that Orthodox churches made to split from the Catholic church and follow a ...