This is the latest in a Saturday series of stories and photographs featuring local holiday traditions. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For ...

and community bonding among the faithful. This willingness to sacrifice highlights the vital role of faith in our lives and the hope it nurtures during the Advent season. The engagement with ...

“Advent is a time of waiting, it is a time of joy because the ... Let us await him with faithful hearts, purified minds and joyful spirits.” — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 10.

For those observing Orthodox Christmas, it's a time of self-reflection, prayer and healing. Following the Julian calendar, ...

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Following the Julian calendar, some Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas 13 days later than those who use the Gregorian ...

Each focuses on unique aspects of the sisters' experiences of waiting ... joined the centuries of faithful people longing for the coming of a savior. Each Advent candle that we lit reminded ...

As Christmas approaches, the churches of Jerusalem have called on their faithful to show signs of Christian hope. But in ...

The waiting is over. On Nov. 20 ... preparing to celebrate the Jubilee Year called by Pope Pius XI. During that Advent season, Pier Giorgio concentrated on reading the works of St. Augustine ...

Father Michael O’Donoghue, Parish Priest at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Newark, said: “2024 was the year that the NHS ...