Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 decided to standardize Christian holidays with the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, which put the birth of Jesus Christ as December 25. The Orthodox Church split ...

The memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, was added to the General Roman Calendar, the Roman Missal, and the Liturgy of the Hours. The Latin text was published, and the ...

"Nowadays, the Julian calendar is perceived as connected ... The leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine bestowed blessings upon 12 icons painted on body armor plates that saved the lives of ...

the Ethiopian Calendar has many similarities to the Coptic calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. Following a solar-lunar ...

The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which denotes the dates ... she became a model of mercy and an authentic icon of the Good Samaritan.” ...