In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the ... in his first Christmas message as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, spoke out against wars that "shatter and hurt ...

In our Catholic tradition, the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord is celebrated ... This is called the Christmas Octave, and the Church recognizes that the days of the octave repeat the ...

The octave of Christmas begins on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord and concludes ... In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Epiphany celebrates the revelation that Jesus was the Son ...

The iconic St Peter’s Catholic Church in Padungan that had social media abuzz with excitement over its impending opening ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical ... the feast of the Nativity of the Lord. It ends on the solemnity of Mary, Mother of ...

The procession consisted of a convoy of vehicles from Jerusalem led by the highest representative of the Catholic ... large Christmas tree in the square in front of the Church of the Nativity ...

January 7 marks an alternate Christmas tradition, namely the Orthodox Christmas, and a very strong one at that ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the ... in his first Christmas message as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, spoke out against wars that "shatter and hurt ...