Rooted in early Christian tradition, Candlemas marks the presentation of Jesus and purification of the Virgin Mary at Herod's Temple in Jerusalem.

On Feb. 2, Día de la Candelaria will mark the end of the holiday season for the Catholic and Latino communities, celebrated with tamales, faith, and family.

“I don’t feed into it,” says Malachi Toney. It’s too late for that. He got it when he was 8, playing peewee ball in the legendary South Florida youth football leagues — where cash is openly wagered ...

Call it a coincidence, but on the twelfth day of Christmas Morganton town officials recovered a Baby Jesus figure washed away in 2024 by Hurricane Helene. “In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stolen baby Jesus statue on Long Island has been returned. It was stolen sometime between Christmas and New Years. It has since ...

A baby Jesus statue officials said had been reported stolen from a Nativity scene in Hauppauge has been returned to the manger, according to Suffolk County police. Officials asked last week for the ...

A Baby Jesus statue kidnapped outside a Long Island government building has been returned, police said. “The Baby Jesus statue that was reported stolen from a Nativity scene … has been returned,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thou shall not steal. A Baby Jesus figure was kidnapped from a nativity scene outside of a Long Island government building — and ...

Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...

A Baby Jesus figure was kidnapped from a nativity scene outside of a Long Island government building — and now Suffolk County officials have thrown a Hail Mary, by offering clemency to the perp in ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square after delivering his Christmas message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's ...