The occasion provides a special opportunity for a gathering of the members of the community to mark the joyful event and to thank God, from whom all blessings come, for the gift of a new home.

A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this month was never abducted, and was safe at ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home ...

The tradition of "chalking the door" is a way of asking for blessings on one's home at the Epiphany and beyond. The holiday commemorates the three wise men, also known as the three magi or three ...

Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud says the abduction of a 4-year-old girl from Rock Island was an “intentional deception.“ ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless its home. Epiphany ...