As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they ...

On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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High Holy Days: A term often used to describe the holidays falling during the Hebrew month of Tishrei (often overlapping with September and October), the High Holy Days/Holidays include Rosh Hashanah, ...

As there are diverse spiritual and religious traditions represented at DePauw University, there are a multitude of sacred days observed throughout the world every week. This Holy Days Calendar offers ...

Saint Louis University provides a calendar of holidays, observances and religious holy days — sourced from Jesuit Resource — for informational purposes. To learn more about which days SLU is formally ...

Holy Days of Obligation are days within the Church’s liturgical year that are feast days and therefore mean that Catholics must attend Mass on those days. They may be celebrated during Sunday ...

December 3, 2024 Feast of St. Francis Xavier Christian/Catholic December 9, 2024 Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian/Catholic ...

Our prayer, verse, and meditation for the eighth day of the Novena to the Holy Ghost focus on wisdom, "the most perfect of the gifts" of the Holy Spirit. Wisdom shows that the Christian Faith ...

Holy Week is a time for reflection, repentance, and celebration worldwide. Each day has its own special significance, ...

This removal also corresponds to those days on which the Eucharist is not celebrated. The time from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Day is also known as the Triduum, which is Latin ...