For those who observe Orthodox Christmas, the celebration begins Wednesday. Following the Julian calendar, some Orthodox ...

Presvytera Alyona Kruchko, whose husband is a cleric at the Cathedral of Saint Righteous Anna in the town of Stolbtsy, runs a blog for religious mothers, sings in the church choir and sews unique ...

Epiphany was celebrated on Tuesday, January 6, this year. The King James Version of the Book of Matthew tells the story: ...

Despite the cold temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, families and children cheered on Monday (January 5) for the Three Wise Men during their yearly parade in Madrid.

So many parts of the Christmas story offer deep lessons for those who take the time to study and ponder. For example, early prophecies specified that Jesus would be born in the small town of Bethlehem ...

If you’re really lucky, there are a few people who cross your path, and, almost without trying, shape that worthless hunk of clay that bears your name. What they leave behind can be scary. My three ...

Early Christian sources differ on how many Magi visited the infant Jesus, and whether they were kings at all. "The Magi Journeying" by James Tissot. Tradition has landed on three wise men for the ...

Archaeologist Brian Windle asserted that the learned trifecta were actually priests or astrologers from an ancient Middle Eastern Kingdom called Nabatea. ullstein bild via Getty Images They’re more ...

The identities of the Three Wise Men may have finally been revealed by a biblical researcher who claims they may not have been three kings from the East after all. Research by the Associates for ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicagoans packed Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday, celebrating the time-honored tradition of Midnight Mass on Christmas in the Windy City. Some come out of tradition, and others come ...

This Christmas holiday is a particularly special one for Chicago catholics. Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral said ...

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