Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has 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, ...

The Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has approved the establishment of an Order of Widows, a private association of the faithful.

The sea of 65,000 people gathered in prayer at the foot of the Indiana War Memorial is among Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens' most vivid memories from the summer's National Eucharistic Congress. It was July ...

Stapleton, a recent graduate of Franciscan University, a Catholic college in Ohio, will be among the less than 1% of nuns in ...

Born in Ghana, Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa had never encountered a nun until adulthood. Growing up a cradle Catholic in ...

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an ...

The O Antiphons are much more than simple refrains to be chanted before Our Lady’s Magnifcat or to serve as verses in an ...

while the dawn Mass of Christmas is celebrated on the early morning of Dec. 25. It also provides that during the weekday evening Simbang Gabi Masses, the readings and prayers of the following day ...

Nearly 170 bishops from France and around the world took part, as well as one priest from each of the parishes in the Paris diocese and one priest from each of the seven Eastern-rite Catholic ...

Media giant GMA Network further showcased its media excellence across television, radio, and online, earning nine honors at the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) held last November 20. For TV shows, ...

Reilly, who died at the age of 90 on Nov. 30 and whose wake and funeral will be held Dec. 8 and 9, passed up an academic career in order ... protected prayer vigils, led by Catholic cardinals ...