St. Christopher Church on Detroit’s west side is set to close on Sunday, Jan. 11, with its final Mass and a homily written to ...

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In Greece, January 7th is the Name Day of Saint John the Baptist, with Giannis and Ioanna among the most beloved names in the ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new opera production telling the story of a French heroine — and honoree of a ...

At last, our long abstinence from king cake has ended and Carnival parades will once again take to the streets. The 2026 New ...

You know what’s wild about music history? Some of the most influential rock albums ever made were basically ignored when they ...

Well, it’s two days after Christmas, and I hope your tree is still up, you have some eggnog left and Santa brought you at ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

It’s easy to imagine Saint Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus -- but he actually was a real person.

The Needle hustled rubes and went on tour with the Harlem Globetrotters — by playing with a frying pan instead of a paddle.

The cloak of Martin is a symbol of the Church’s teaching on care for the poor, not only at Christmas time, but every day. It ...

Beginning in 1624, Dutch immigrants brought St. Nicholas traditions to New Amsterdam, which became New York in 1664. Dutch called Saint Nicholas - "Sant Nikolaus" or "Sinter Klass," which became ...