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. A chalk home blessing ...

The ‘Noveritis,’ which solemnly proclaims the dates of various movable feasts in the Church calendar, is increasingly being heard at Epiphany Mass in parishes around the world. “The Resurrection” ...

On Christmas morning, after we had unwrapped our presents and feasted on sweet rolls, my daughter and her Italian girlfriend compared their families’ respective celebrations over Skype. Amanda held up ...

Christmas Day has come, but that is truly just the start of the holiday...well, it is for some. Given that we start seeing Christmas items come out in October these days, it might seem hard to believe ...

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the ...