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 ...

Yes, All Saint’s Day is a holy day of obligation. All Saint’s Day 2017 also does not fall on a Sunday or a Monday, meaning the obligation to attend Mass is not lifted.

The Vatican has clarified that Catholics in the United States must still attend Mass on holy days of obligation even when they are transferred to Mondays or Saturdays, correcting a long-standing ...

If you live in the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Omaha, and Philadelphia, tomorrow is a holy day of obligation for you.

It’s a holy day of obligation again. I set my alarm clock early and wolf down breakfast. Of course, I can’t receive Communion, because I had to eat breakfast in the 15 minutes before Mass ...

I understand that not all feast days can or should be holy days of obligation. And I understand that people lead busy lives. But the Annunciation is not just any feast day.

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception marks the day when Mary was conceived within Anne's womb. It is celebrated exactly nine months before the feast marking Mary's birth on September 8.

Tomorrow is a holy day of obligation for you. That means if you live in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Nebraska or Pennsylvania, you have to go ...