The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind ...
February 2nd is a big deal for Catholic believers because it's Candlemas Day. On this day, it's customary to bring the image of Baby Jesus, along with candles and rosemary, to the church for a ...
The Christian festival of Candlemas commemorates the purification of Mary after giving birth, as well as the presentation of Jesus in the temple. Candlemas commemorates the ritual purification of Mary ...
Although our liturgical calendar doesn’t completely reflect it in the season of Ordinary Time, the Feast of the Presentation, also called the Feast of the Purification of Mary or Candlemas, is the ...
While many people know the date as Groundhog Day, the celebration of Feb. 2 in the Catholic Church began far earlier than 1887, the year people across the United States started looking for a woodchuck ...
To follow Christ is a choice which must be made day in and day out, Pope Francis said Saturday, explaining that to know the Lord means meeting him in one's daily life. "The God of life is to be ...
People carry Baby Jesus' at Candelaria neighborhood in Mexico City, during Candlemas Day (Dia de la Candelaria), Feb. 2, 2012. Getty Images Friday marks the Christian holiday Candlemas, or Día de La ...
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In other words, Christmas is over. It is several weeks over, and has been over ever since radio stations switched abruptly from-round-the clock Dean Martin to generic pop hits at the stroke of 12 on ...
Tuesday marks the Christian holiday Candlemas, or Día de La Candelaria, which is celebrated 40 days after Christmas. It is one of the oldest feasts in Christianity and marks the midpoint of winter, ...
OAKWOOD, Ohio — Here it is, already February, but it still looks a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. Christmas lights at this time of year drive me bonkers. For starters, they make me melancholy.