Today the Christian Church throughout the world (except those using the Julian calendar) celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is one of the catholic holy days of obligation. The doctrine of the Immaculate conception does not mean that Jesus was born without sin. It rather means that Mary, the Holy Mother Of Jesus was born immaculately, without the original sin, that all of us are born.

ANSA news agency reports that thousands of people in the church were anounced that The Miracle of San Gennaro was repeated on Wednesday when the blood of this city's patron saint liquefied at 9.30am. ANSA is an English language news organization reporting from Italy.

His Holiness Garegin II blesses ingredients for the Holy Muron as Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church prepare for an important religious feast on September 28th, the blessing of Holy Muron, Chrism.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini. There is something lyrically beautiful and majestically timeless about the Latin rendering of this supreme moment of joy pronounced on Palm Sunday 2000 years ago in Jerusalem as Jesus entered the city.

This print of Disputation about the Eucharist by (Raffaello Sanzio 1509) hangs on my office wall. I thought it was an appropriate display for All Saints Day.