24 in 2024. Christmas is Dec. 25. Advent is the start of the Christian ... is from "ad venire" in Latin and means "to come to." The Catholic church sees the season as "a time of preparation ...

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is usually celebrated by the Catholic Church on December 8. But for 2024, it will be ...

(CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to attend Mass, but they are not ...