These exiting new two-hour tours “How Jewish is Roman Jewish History” will be launched January 1, 2025. For more information ...

Explore the fascinating history of New Year’s resolutions, from ancient Babylonian traditions to modern-day practices.

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Rome's highest officials resolved to remain loyal to the republic ... While alike in ultimate goals, the differences between ...

For his last message of 2024, Pope Francis reflected on the ongoing work for the Jubilee that has begun. He celebrated the ...

Even as U.S. politics seemed to be locked into familiar patterns, a few faith leaders showed the ability to take the country ...

The story of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is as diverse and vibrant as the cultures that celebrate it and how they go ...

Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, however, an observance pulled out of whole cloth. Honoring Mary as the mother ...

This article discusses the final category: federal holidays that are religious in origin but are now seemingly celebrated secularly, with New Year’s Day as an excellent example of that.

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We don't have to go very far back in time to an age when the city's streets were unlit and unpaved, livestock roamed freely, ...