Children eagerly open advent calendars doors, Advent wreaths with four candles adorn churches and ... pregnant with John the Baptist were “waiting with a sense of promise.” ...

Beside the sign of the cross and holy water there are many other sacramentals, such as blessed candles, ashes ... the mother of St. John the Baptist; (3) the Nativity, or birth, of Our Lord ...

The Catholic Church in Plymouth said it would hold a service for Pope Francis Churches in the south-west of England will be open for people to gather, light a candle and pray for the late Pope ...