Q: If the church's new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is the secular New Year's Day (Jan. 1) a holy day of obligation?
A: You are correct that the church's liturgical new year begins usually...
VATICAN CITY -- Before the final countdown to the New Year, Christians should take a moment to remember all God's blessings of the past year and to reflect honestly on how they responded to those graces, Pope Leo XIV...
Scripture readings for Jan. 4, 2026, Epiphany of the Lord
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12
This Epiphany Sunday, the star of the Gospel is -- literally -- the star.
Here is the original GPS device,...
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, has granted a dispensation from Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation to Catholics without authorization to stay in the United States, as well as those who "reasonably fear" being pursued...
On Dec. 21, Puerto Rico's Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón approved Law 183-2025, which amends the Civil Code of Puerto Rico and recognizes the unborn child or "nasciturus" -- a Latin legal term referring to "conceived but not born" -- as...
SALISBURY, Md. – Salesianum overcame an eight-point halftime deficit only to see Varina (Va.) rally to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, then outlast the Sals for a 75-70 win in double overtime at the Governors Challenge...
VATICAN CITY-- Close to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV from the time of his election in May through December, according to the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
The...
Students from Holy Cross High School in Camden, Delaware, put their faith into action in December through a community service project at Brookdale Senior Living in Dover.
During the visit, students delivered handmade Christmas cards filled with encouraging messages, sang...
Funeral arrangements have been set for slain Delaware state police Cpl. Matthew T. "Ty" Snook, murdered in the line of duty Dec. 23.
The Delaware State Police announced funeral arrangements for Corporal Grade One Snook, a husband, father of a...
The Czech Republic's Archdiocese of Prague has welcomed pre-Christmas plans to build a major new parish church using 3D printing technology, after architects insisted the method would slash costs and offer exceptional decorative and acoustic possibilities.
"Any proposal for constructing...