For families across the country, the Christmas season started Black Friday. But for Greater Cincinnatians, a special day in early December is when the real festivities begin. The Feast of St. Nicholas ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- The centuries-long Catholic feast day that celebrates the Virgin Mary has begun in north suburban Des Plaines. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which got under way ...

Hundreds of Catholics parishioners attend the noon mass led by Father Ismael Gutierrez as they celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Saint Elizabeth Catholic church in Oakland on Tuesday ...

Many children in Milwaukee will get an early, miniature version of Christmas on Friday after St. Nicholas visits their homes. Even though the Catholic feast day is not celebrated nationwide, its ...

The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening at an ecumenical prayer service marking their first official feast day in the ...

Whenever the Solemnity of the Ascension is transferred to the following Sunday rather than celebrated on the traditional day of the previous Thursday — as is now the case in the majority of U.S.

Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...

Like many Italian-Americans, my fondest childhood memories include fragrant foods, loud social gatherings, and the Catholic saints who bring them together. With la Festa di San Giuseppe, the feast of ...