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March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities in the Church and all areas of community life. 

National Marriage Week, which is celebrated by the Catholic Church in the US on February 7-14, provides an opportunity to celebrate the gift and blessing of marriage and to affirm and support engaged and married couples.

The Holy Father addressed young people during the National Catholic Youth Conference in November. Share the video and reflection guides in your community.

Christmas is the feast of the Incarnation, the feast of God becoming flesh. The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the vigil Masses on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

The National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), was first approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2012 and is scheduled to be taken every three years on the Sunday before Veterans Day.

Pope Leo has invited the faithful to pray the Rosary for peace every day during the month of October.

The Jubilee offers opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith.

The National Eucharistic Congress has concluded and the Year of Mission has begun. Learn how you can Walk With One this year.

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated this year November 2-8, is an annual celebration dedicated to promote vocations through prayer and education.

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. In a culture that increasingly disvalues and even threatens the lives of the elderly and terminally ill, this is an important opportunity to educate the faithful on caring for human life until its natural end.

The Instrumentum Laboris for the second session of the Synod (to be held in Rome, October 2-27) was presented on July 9, 2024.

Pope Francis has asked that 2024 be marked as a Year of Prayer in preparation for Jubilee 2025. Discover resources to deepen the centrality of prayer.