As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

Lent, which begins Wednesday with the Ash Wednesday observance, is a season on the church calendar that generally involves someone giving up something for a period of 40 days. So, what percentage of ...

The earliest traces of a liturgical cycle followed Jewish customs and began the year with Easter, whose date still determines many other feasts ... but with no trace of fear or sadness. The current ...

Holy Week doesn't have a fixed date because it's linked to the lunar calendar and the start of spring in the Northern ...

It can be hard to see the dignity of work in our post-industrial stratified world. In this Jubilee year, the church prompts ...

The Church lives Christ’s redemptive sacrifice throughout the liturgical year. However, in the season of Lent we would like to immerse ourselves in it in a particularly intense way, as the ...

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

Celebrating Easter together might seem like a simple expression of union, but it can also breathe new life into efforts ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

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The liturgical observance of this day of ... of consecration deepens our sense of loss because Mass throughout the year reminds us of the Lord's triumph over death, the source of our joy and ...