July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church, but to ...

Everyone loves autumn in Vermont, but for my money, you can’t beat July in the Northeast Kingdom. The black flies are gone, ...

The feast of St. Anthony on June 13 holds particular significance for anyone named Anthony, Toni, or Tony, with local ...

According to Old Farmer's Almanac, Ember Days are a folklore tradition. Three days shortly after a holiday can preview the ...

Why has Church of England moved St. George's Day this year? While the feast for St. George's Day is held on the 23rd of April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death, this year it ...

Groundhog Day is behind us. Easter is around the corner. And in the middle is a holiday associated with merry drinking and a centuries-old religious figure: St ... observing a feast day on ...

St. Patrick's Day, observed on March 17, has transitioned from a feast day in Ireland to a widely celebrated holiday in the United States. The holiday commemorates St. Patrick, the patron saint of ...

Vatican City, 13 December, 2024 / 1:35 pm (ACI Africa). On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be ...

The liturgical feast of St Lucy, patron saint of the blind and those ... Monday, December 16 is Thanksgiving Day. Church rector Noel Saliba will celebrate mass at 6pm, followed by Eucharistic ...

On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives ...

St Lucy (aka Lucia) was a virgin martyr in fourth ... She is often depicted carrying them on a plate, while Italians mark her feast day by eating them, or at least by eating small cakes or ...