The Feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after the Nativity, so there’s still one last chance to wish the world “Merry Christmas!” It is also one final opportunity in our liturgy to reflect on a vitally important motif of this season: the consoling, redeeming, transformative presence of light.

Jan. 6, 2026. But what is a Jubilee, and what is this year’s about? Advertisement Article continues below this ad Biblical roots The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

Discover the universal message of Jesus' human ancestry in the New Testament, connecting him to the divine and emphasizing his mission to save the entire human race.

A school that fosters children’s lives of faith as well as gives them a truly Catholic education is a blessing.

See scenes from Archbishop Pérez’s visit to Regina Coeli Academy on Jan. 27, where he spent time with students and celebrated Mass for the school community.

Professor Mary Healy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Michigan discusses her appointment to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Legend has it that tossing a coin over the left shoulder with the right hand, while standing with your back to the water in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, ensures a return to the Eternal City.

Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch had the help of 12 other Catholic biblical scholars to gather and compose the commentary on the books of the Old Testament alone.

The Holy Doors of the basilicas of Rome, the beautiful churches, the countryside around Assisi, the gelato and the pasta and the daily Masses were just some of the pilgrimage highlights mentioned by Holy Year pilgrims from the Diocese of Cleveland.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer and penance. Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.