First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that ...

More than 500,000 Romanians are celebrating their name day on Friday, December 27, coinciding with the feast of Saint Stephen ...

Czechs celebrate the second day of Christmas whuch honors St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. According to legend, Stephen died for his faith in Christ. The day is also associated with carols and ...

Pope Francis marked the day after Christmas by noting Christians are still being persecuted for their faith, as the Church ...

To many, Dec. 26 is simply the day after Christmas or the second night of Hanukkah. But to others, it's Boxing Day.

The days and weeks following Christmas are meant for much more than turkey leftovers. Throughout the ages churches have ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec.

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas Day. It is the second day of Christmas and also St. Stephen’s Day, a day for giving to the poor.

Boxing Day is celebrated each year on the day after Christmas, on Dec. 26. It's not a holiday that made its way to the U.S.

Boxing Day, celebrated on December 26, originated from the Victorian tradition of giving "Christmas boxes" to employees and ...