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 ...

Holy Week, the most important week for believers, is a time of great reverence and reflection. It is the most sacred period of the liturgical calendar. Holy Week spans the ...

Since every Sunday is a holy day of obligation, Palm Sunday is also a holy ... In many parishes, Mass begins with a procession. The procession symbolizes those who went to meet the Lord as he ...

From Auckland to Rome to St. Paul, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with light shows, ice plunges and, for Catholics, the start to a Holy Year ... Jan. 1 is a day of obligation for ...