Just last year, Catholics were required to attend separate Masses two days in a row for the Sunday obligation and Monday's Christmas Mass. Now, they have a similar opportunity this year with the feast ...

This year, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a holy day of obligation, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent. So, are Catholics obligated to go to Mass twice? The answer is yes. The ...

WELLSVILLE – The Celebration Mass of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville Monday morning was a bitter sweet occasion for many in attendance. It was the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Lenten Season for many Christians around the world begins with Ash Wednesday. All over the Gulf Coast Christians will attend churches to partake in Mass or services. The ...

Mary's Immaculate Conception offers a glimpse to the promised life for all Christians who open their hearts to God and his grace, Pope Francis said. Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on the ...

MANILA (UPDATED) — In deference to Filipino daily wage earners, the Vatican has approved the petition of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) that the faithful will no longer be ...

Today may be one of the more misunderstood feasts in the church’s liturgical calendar, as a result of the readings selected. Even many devout Catholics think that the Immaculate Conception refers to ...

Pope John Paul II's schedule for December 2004 is, for the most part, a mirror image of preceding years: Mass for university students on Dec. 14, the blessing of the statues of baby Jesus brought to ...

In the past, the obligation to attend Mass on a transferred holy day of obligation was not transferred along with the feast day when it fell on a Monday. A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the ...

A statue of Mary and the Christ Child is seen in 2017 at St. Rafael the Archangel Church in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. (Credit: CNS photo/Bob Roller.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just last year, ...