Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Mary Lou Garding, age 90, of Paynesville will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville.

Four months ago, the first Coptic Catholic church in New Jersey ... How was the first Christmas celebration in your new church special for you, Tassuni Thanaa, and your parishioners?

Barbara Marie Mullin, 84, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, after a brief illness, with her devoted and loving husband of 61 years by her side. She was born on January 19, 1941, in ...

Oregon bade farewell to the state’s longest-serving legislator in the Senate chamber that the late Peter Michael Coleman ...

Incoming US president Donald Trump made significant inroads in the 2024 vote in Reading, home to Pennsylvania’s largest ...

For those who celebrate the Epiphany — the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas — on Jan ... and is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, celebrated the Sunday between ...

Since traditional Catholics generally do not put up the family tree until just before Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and ...

The day also serves as the start of the church ... Christmas season. As Twelfth Night marks the official end of the holiday season, it's tradition for those celebrating to put away seasonal ...

In most churches, the decorations are red to symbolize the ... Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover ...

Cultural diversity is a beautiful thing, and learning about traditions in other countries is always an enriching, eye-opening ...