Q: Is Dec. 9 a day of obligation? Is this rule new? Is it just for America? (Rochester, New York) A: Normally, Dec. 9 is not a holy day of obligation, but it is this year in the United States due t ...

"During the first millennium of the Christian era, the feast of the Assumption was of enormous ... These are brought to the Assumption Vigil or Holy Day Mass, are blessed, and are taken home to be ...

To celebrate the Jubilee Year 2025, the Religious of the Assumption are inviting single women (18-30s) open to discerning a ...

They may be celebrated during Sunday Mass, or may be during the week. The Feast of Saints Peter and ... beheaded outside the walls of Rome. The Assumption refers to both the body and soul of ...

Thousands of faithful Catholics made the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines for an opening mass Wednesday evening for the annual Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.