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 ...

In their 2023 Christmas Message, the Justice and Peace Commission Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land asks Catholics to remember that God is with us.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- During the weeks before Christmas, Catholic churches stand out for what they are missing. Unlike stores, malls, public buildings and homes that start gearing up for Christmas ...

The church is also holding a Christmas Day mass this morning at 10:30 a.m. A live stream of the mass will be on Holy Name's website. Worshippers also filled Old Saint Mary's near Michigan Avenue ...

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at 3110 E. Causeway Blvd. (North Beach) hosts Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. and Christmas Day Mass at 9 a.m. Information: 361-883-4507 or https ...

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.

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 ...

On Friday, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church will open its doors for a Christmas lunch at the Open Door Café.The café is the only midday meal site in the city, and more ...

Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville held a memorial Mass on Sunday. The death toll rose to 94 Monday afternoon, according to county officials. Amira Abuzeid/CNA Nation ...

Now that my Christmas is more secular — my bond with the Catholic Church faded over the years of cascading pedophilia scandals — I miss the rituals, choirs and incense.