Pope Francis' Sunday homily reflected on the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, noting how the event shows both young and old people joyous in their faithfulness to God. The Pope said the ...

The presentation of Jesus is traditionally the 40th day after Christmas (Luke 2:22-40). It brings back to us some Christmas themes while touching already on some of Lent. The Temple is God’s dwelling ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated on February 2, 2009, comes at just the right time this year, a time when we ought even more to reflect on the Jewishness of Jesus. Fr. James ...

An artist in Kansas is revitalizing her parish by painting two 15-foot-tall triptychs of the descent of the Holy Spirit and the presentation of Jesus with parishioners as the subjects. Mattie Karr’s ...

The Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year (provided they are both not Sundays themselves, in which case Holy Family defaults to Dec. 30). Last ...

AMONG Christian festivals, Candlemas is one of the oldest on record, with references going all the way back to the fourth century. But when does the date fall, what is the biblical story behind it and ...