Candlelight filled the chapel at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in Pittsford for a Rorate Mass the evening of ...

Msgr. Walter Rossi, the rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., serves as the main celebrant of the Rorate Mass, on Dec. 19, 2025 in the ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Under the glow of a single Advent candle Nov. 27, several member candidates from Fort Knox received the sacrament of confirmation into the Roman Catholic Church from Auxiliary Bishop ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

COMMENTARY: Drawing from the spiritual wisdom of the great St. Bernard of Clairvaux, we can now observe the season with a broader horizon. The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘adventus’ for ‘coming’ ...

• Charter Oak Church, 100 S. Second St., Jeannette, will host a free open house and Christmas Family Fest from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at church. There will be music, refreshments, an outdoor firepit, ...

It involved Primary 6 children from Presentation PS, St John the Baptist PS, Ballyoran PS, St Brendan’s Moyraverty and St Anthony’s Legahory, who had rehearsed mass parts and Advent pieces for 10 ...