A remote Shetland island is celebrating its traditional New Year's Day - two weeks after other parts of the world. Foula - ...

Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, but Tuesday marked the birth of Christ for many others. For ...

Blwyddyn newydd dda! No, we're not two weeks too late - the Welsh new year is traditionally celebrated on January 13th. The Hen Galan tradition involves The Mari Lwyd, a mischievous horse with lights ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII modified the then-accepted Julian ... When added up, a normal year on the Hebrew calendar is 354 days. A 13th month is added every two or three years so the average ...

While the rest of the world follows the Gregorian timeline introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 ... has 12 months with 30 days each and a 13th month called Pagumē, which has only five or ...

At the start of a new year, we become increasingly aware of the marking of time into significant chunks and milestones. Yet, ...

Kneeling before a glass-clad box holding what many believe to be the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas, Michele Hafenmair touched her rosary and other sacramentals to the relic of the 13th-century Italian .

This seclusion began in the 13th century, when the people of Viterbo ... he decided to sell the papacy, which he did. Gregory VI, his godfather, paid for it. Benedict IX then proclaimed himself pope ...

On January 7, Orthodox believers celebrate the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The feast recalls an important event in the ...