Although Santa Claus and his foreign counterparts still visit European countries, in some areas, December 6th (also known as the Feast of St. Nicholas) is actually the main day of gift-giving and ...

The bishops listened respectfully. As Arius vigorously continued, Nicholas became more and more agitated. Finally, he could no longer bear what he believed was essential being attacked.

TASS/. The traditional Feast of St. Nicholas under the Orthodox calendar was celebrated in the Italian city of Bari (Apulia), where relics of St. Nicholas are kept and the Orthodox parish of the ...

The family had just sailed to Vyshgorod to celebrate the feast day of St. Boris and St. Gleb. Grieving over their drowned ...

“St. Nicholas is a little hard to say. Children started simplifying it to Santa Claus.” The feast day of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, was celebrated by the Dutch as a gift-giving day when children ...

Most people in Germany associate the feast of Saint Nicholas with a harmless tradition: Children leave their cleaned shoes next to the front door on the night of December 5, and the next morning ...

“So today, we gather here at Saint Nicholas-Saint Mary parish to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We celebrate this throughout the world, but it has very special significance for ...