Pope Francis marked three weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital on Friday, reported by the Vatican to be "stable" but ...

There’s no better place to experience the magic of Mardi Gras than in New Orleans. It’s home to one of the most extravagant ...

Mardi Gras was brought to Louisiana in the 18th century by French settlers Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Sieur de Bienville. The men named their landing spot 'Pointe du Mardi Gras' and, realising it ...

Between Epiphany and Mardi Gras ... just like a birthday cake or any other kind of cake that has traditional meaning," said baker and theologian Kendall Vanderslice. She told NCR that a huge ...

meaning that Patrick has never officially been canonized by a Pope although he is included on the list of Saints. The feast day was only officially placed on the Catholic Church’s liturgical ...

Wondering why a small dusty cross anoints the foreheads of Christians once a year? They're celebrating Ash Wednesday, which for many also marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and ...

6 and is called "Twelfth Night," also known as the Epiphany, and ends the day before Ash Wednesday. Many Roman-Catholic countries and communities celebrate Carnival, according to Britannica.

Our secular world has very low expectations for its citizens. Holiness seems out of reach and therefore unrealistic. “Have a nice day,” “Don’t do drugs,” “Don’t drink and drive ...

This period of revelry begins on Epiphany on January 6 and ends 47 days ... In addition to abstaining from meat, the early Catholic Church prohibited people from consuming any other foods that ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Sir: If a 20-year-old student researcher had found, after methodical research, that the 1966 so-called Igbo coup was not an Igbo coup after all, that 20-year-old researcher would have been ...

Some of Francis’ positions led to opposition in some Catholic circles. One such issue was related to Francis’ embrace of religious diversity. Delivering an address at the Seventh Congress of ...