For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God ...

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 ...

Then, on New Year’s Day — also a holy day of obligation, the Solemnity of Mary — the Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major outside the Vatican in Rome will be opened.

As I turned the calendar from December to January, I had a familiar, sinking feeling. Compared to December, January looks ...

While it is not a holy day of obligation, it is a feast day celebrating the arrival of the Magi to see a newborn Jesus Christ. The last Sunday of Christmas on the Catholic liturgical calendar is ...

As I turned the calendar from December to January, I had a familiar, sinking feeling. Compared to December, January looks ...