The World Day of the Sick is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church which was instituted on May 13, 1992 by Pope John Paul II. Beginning on February 11, 1993, it is celebrated every year on the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes, for all believers seeks to be "a special time of prayer and...
Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
You may remember that Harold Camping, president of Family Radio - a Christian broadcasting network - predicted that May 21, 2011 would be the beginning of the end of the world. On that evening, many non-believers - both Christian and non-Christian alike - celebrated what they felt was a misguided...
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which Muslims believe the Quran was revealed. Ramadan (also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan) is a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving and self-accountability for Muslims. The word “Ramadan” is derived from an Arabic...
On July 9, members of the Baha’i Faith commemorate the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab ('the gate' in Arabic), one of nine holy days on which members of the Faith suspend work and school. In Persia in 1844, the Bab declared that His mission was to herald the imminent arrival of...
The tradition of Saint Nicholas Day, usually on 6 December ( O.S. 19 December in most Orthodox countries), is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. The American Santa Claus, as well as...