Maura Estrella could barely walk. But the 92-year-old woman from Barangay Zamora-Concepcion in Iloilo City did not allow her ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

THOUSANDS of Catholic devotees gathered at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate the Solemnity of Nuestra Señora de la ...

Today's feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after he was born. As the firstborn, he ...

Palawan (AsiaNews) – Bishop Socrates Mesiona, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa, led a solemn Mass in Ipilan, Brookes Point, ...

Instead of the Tagalog-based "Aba Ginoong Maria," the newly approved text is bannered as "Ave Maria," like in the Latin version.

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

(Luke, 2:34-35) When this feast was later adopted in the Western church, the growing devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary led it to be regarded as a day in her honor rather than that of Christ, her Son ...

It should be noted that the two feasts of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly celebrated during Passion Week and on September 15, were combined into one feast of Our Lady of Sorrows ...

However, in medieval times, people would leave their festive decorations up until Candlemas. It marks the official end of the festive period in England and falls exactly 40 days after Christmas and is ...

Catholic families celebrate Candlemas Day by bringing the image of Baby Jesus to the church along with candles and rosemary.