At 69 Leo XIV was elected pope at a significantly younger age than his two immediate predecessors, Francis and Benedict XVI -- something ob...

From the longest conclave lasting nearly three years, prompting citizens to lock cardinals in and restrict their meals, to the shortest, co...

Discover the origin and significance of leap years in our calendar. Leap years are necessary because the Earth's orbit around the Sun is no...

Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February.

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While large numbers of Indians celebrate Christmas in a Victorian tradition bolstered by American image marketing around the world-and are ...

The celebration of the New Year has significant cultural and social significance as it represents a new start and the opportunity to set go...

New Year’s Day is an occasion to consider the past and celebrate the future.

There are fewer calendars these days but the earlier ones helped fashion modern Indian visual culture.

There are various theories as to why the day came into being.