The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, ...

There is something about the mother-child bond that holds even after death. This fact makes it easier to consider all the ...

"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

Tomorrow, February 2, is the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, also known as the Purification and as Candlemas. On this day Mary and Joseph bring the child Jesus to the Temple in ...

February 2 is a very important day in the Church calendar. As 'The Feast of The Presentation of Christ in The Temple', and ...

In the King’s Cake, the hidden 'baby' represents Jesus, symbolizing the moment when Mary and Joseph hid him ... According to tradition, whoever finds it becomes the godparent of baby Jesus ...

Feb. 2 is the Presentation of the Lord, a feast day that celebrates the day Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple in ...

A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly ... The place of worship, carved into the rock near Temple Mount, is made up of eight rooms with an altar ...