Man arrested for disrupting Christmas church services, pouring whiskey into holy ... Worshippers pray at a service for Pope John Paul II on April, 7, 2005 at a Catholic church in Baghdad, Iraq.

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. In fact, the Nativity of ...

People from all across the DMV spent their Christmas Eve at The Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception, the nation’s largest Catholic church. Some, like Ellswer Tillman, told ...

The Church regards Christmas as an octave, or eight-day celebration. The octave of Christmas begins on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord and concludes on the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ...

Catholic churches and many others will have services on that day, and Christmas Eve vigil services the night before. The Catholic Church gave the holiday its name, with a Mass for Christ, or ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ceremonies before addressing thousands of Catholic faithful the next day.

The parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salem, Ore. gather for mass on May 18, 2025. They have been worshipping in the school auditorium for nearly two years, following a fire at the ...

A man was arrested and charged after disrupting religious services at two Maryland Catholic churches on Christmas Eve, according to the St. Mary’s County Sherriff’s Office.