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

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

Pope Francis gave this comforing reminder to the faithful on the Feast of St. Stephen, 26 December, during his Angelus ...

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 ...

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.

St. Stephen’s Day became a more important day to me when ... receive my spirit.” Even though this feast marks a brutal event, my Stephen is not the only one who sees this as a day of celebration.

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

However, Boxing Day likely gets its name from 17th-century England, when household servants, who worked Christmas Day and ...