Advent is a religious season that's traditionally observed beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas ... debt ahead of Christmas Companies hope their calendars can also produce a viral ...

The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is ... the four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy and peace. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the ...

The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

The Moravian star, well-known to the Winston-Salem community and Old Salem, could soon become the official state star.

In the church calendar, the Easter season is the longest season of the whole year. There are 7 Sundays in Easter, but only 4 ...

With Holy Week and Easter Sunday behind us, we wonder if, after Lent, we can continue some of our spiritual practices that we found so helpful. Yes!

Father Tim Bartlett said he did not know what the Pope was writing after he asked for some paper while onboard a flight to ...

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis’s visit to the Republic in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal apology to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church. Father Tim Bartlett ...

As we prepare to receive the new English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent, let us take this ... Lord in holy Communion. It is my hope and prayer that we not only ...