With inclusion in the universal calendar, his memorial is now proposed for celebration throughout the entire Church worldwide ...

Carvalho Pope Leo XIV inscribes St. John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar, with his optional ...

Thousands of years ago, Romans kept changing the calendar, and it left February the odd month out. Here's how the leap year was created.

Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman, who is “a radiant light for the Church on pilgrimage through ...

Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman, who is "a radiant light for the Church on pilgrimage through ...

How did the months get such weird names? And why are four of them wrong? We have the answers for you.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At this time of year in the northern ...

If every month were built on a clean, simple pattern, February wouldn’t exist the way it does. A year has about 365.24 days, ...

The origins of the months’ names, as well as the calendar of 12 months totaling 365 days, lie in ancient history, several hundred years before the common era. Even now, over two and a half millennia ...

Our modern calendar is the Gregorian calendar, named for Pope Gregory XIII, who reformed it in 1582 to correct some errors in the older Julian calendar. The Julian calendar was named for Julius Caesar ...

Millions of Christians, including those in Eastern Europe and across the Arab world, such as Palestine and Egypt, are celebrating Christmas today. Christmas Day commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, ...

The morning of December 31 can feel quite weird. A mix of grief, restlessness, and euphoric anticipation. It is New Year’s Eve. Cakes, gifts, fireworks are set and people prepare to count down the ...