“When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the ...

A pro-life novena invites the faithful to ask for the intercession of the Holy Innocents — the baby boys who are, today, recognized as the first martyrs and as pro-life patron saints. While they did ...

two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi” (Mt 2:16). In the liturgical calendar, the 12 days of Christmas are punctured by a painful note. Amid the ...

Find today’s readings here. Today is a hard feast day, the feast of the Holy Innocents. They are the first martyrs, whose blood became that terrible red carpet to lay before the coming king. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two churches in Philadelphia dedicated Mass to the child who was known as the 'Boy in the Box' for 65 years, until his name was finally revealed last month. The masses at St.

Today, December 28, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Western Church. We Orthodox observe it on December 29. This past summer, I was taken into a cave under the Church of the Nativity in ...