HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – As the trees go bare in the autumn, in many churches, the color scheme changes from green to purple. The colors used by Christian denominations that incorporate formal liturgical ...

The liturgical year is a journey, a cycle of seasons that guides us through the life of Christ. And just as the natural world transforms throughout the year, so too does the visual landscape of the ...

A lit candle is seen on an Advent wreath. Advent, a season of joyful expectation before Christmas, begins Dec. 3 this year. The Advent wreath, with a candle marking each week of the season, is a ...

The Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations announced today the list of events that the Pope will preside over from November through January 2010. Highlights of the celebrations include the Christmas ...

Pre-dawn Christmas novena Masses in the Philippines technically violate the Church´s liturgical norms but continue as they have for centuries because of their popularity and religious meaning. The set ...