Known among people of Mexican descent in the U.S. as ‘La Candelaria,’ the traditional Feb. 2 feast bids farewell to the ...

If you got the Baby Jesus in the Rosca de Reyes, tradition dictates that on February 2nd you must provide tamales and atole.

Anesthetics are meant to make you feel comfortable enough and feel as little pain as possible during a potentially agonizing medical procedure. Being in that medicated state can sometimes lead to ...

I certainly understand why many wonderful people hate religion. I know intelligent and compassionate people who use the word ...

From New Year’s Day to Christmas, see every 2026 holiday, federal observance, religious date and seasonal milestone in one ...

The church apologized but also said the performance had been taken out of context. Videos of the 'vertep' pageant were taken ...

The Bible never gives a date for Jesus’ birth, leaving early Christians to calculate it themselves. Scholars believed Jesus was conceived on the same day he was crucified, near the spring equinox.

From the column: "Mary sings in her Magnificat that God lifts up the lowly, brings down the mighty, fills the hungry, and ...

Samaritan’s Purse reports 12.2 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts collected in 2025, reflecting widespread participation across the U.S. and partner countries.

A recent feature about school cruises in the 1960s brought back memories for reader John Carter. He tells MARK ANDREWS about ...

Sister Bowman was the focus of the 2022 documentary “Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood.” She was among people featured in the 2025 documentary “Trailblazers of Faith, ...

The readings in them can be sequential from Sunday to Sunday; the Gospel usually is, but the First and Second readings can ...