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.

The abduction of a 4-year-old girl in Illinois was all a hoax orchestrated by her mother, according to police.

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 ...

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 ...

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

2:53 p.m.: Blessing was found safe in an alley near her home. 3 p.m.: Amber Alert is canceled. In a Facebook post with the video, the neighbor, Ashley Madison, wrote: Update: for more context the ...

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 ...