World Mar 16

Saint Patrick's Day Parade celebration in Chicago
Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. But the holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be…

World Dec 26

Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona
PHOTOS: Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations around the world

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine,…

Dec 20

A quick guide to Kwanzaa

The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans seven days from the day after Christmas through New Year’s Day.