COMMENTARY: His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us in God’s providence? A portrait of the late Pope Benedict XVI is displayed in front of ...

The vibrant hue of green holds a profound significance within the liturgical calendar of the Christian Church. Among the ...

“Liturgical living” or “living the Liturgical Year” or “celebrating the Liturgical Year” is trending among Catholic families. What is “liturgical living” or “living the Liturgical Year”? These are ...

With the arrival of Advent today, I’ve been thinking a bit about the benefits of following the Christian year. I’ll admit that, having grown up in the Baptistland wilderness, this is a practice I once ...

With apologies to the Polish Catholics celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa on Aug. 26: Blessings for the feast of Melchizedek. Yes, that Melchizedek, from Genesis 14 and Hebrews 7 and ...

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.12.2026).- For the second consecutive week—possibly due to the high temperatures in Rome—Pope Leo XIV presided over the Wednesday general audience inside St. Peter’s ...

Start the new spiritual year by marking special feasts and events on the calendar.Children discover and live their faith first and foremost within their family. But they must gradually come to realize ...

This clarification addresses a recurring issue in the liturgical calendar known as «occurrentia festorum», which arises when two feast days fall on the same date. In such cases, the liturgical norms ...

I’ve been really quiet in my writing in my column the past few months. My New Year resolutions includes writing more. I usually hate to pin myself down, but I have made a few resolutions. A few years ...