The literary landmark of All Souls’ Day is “Purgatorio.” Like its companions, “Inferno” and “Paradiso,” it is full of brief ...

marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred "Triduum,” or three, of Holy Week. These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus ...

Pope Francis prays during a Eucharistic celebration in the Vatican, on the final day of a summit on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and ...

Catholics believe that Christians are made holy by carrying out these acts, and that the rites lead to a strengthening of humanity’s connection with God. The seven sacraments touch all stages ...

“On the first evening when I arrived at the novitiate, I was greeted by the community’s superior who advised me that Mother Teresa of Calcutta had arrived that day and wished to participate with the ...

The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic church is often referred to as the Year of Grace, meaning that people should celebrate their unbounded love of God at all times in all places. The year begins ...

The Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions, the Vatican office responsible for doctrine has said. It is "impossible" for God to "bless sin", the Congregation for the ...

JUDGE Jezarene Aquino is the president of the Coro de San Jacinto which marks its 20th year in existence this year. What ...

The Catholic University of America is a private institution that was founded in 1887. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,139 (fall 2023), and the campus size is 176 acres. It utilizes a ...

An Oklahoma City priest who discovered he was invalidly baptized as a child received that invalid sacrament from a deacon in a Texas parish, the bishop of Fort Worth said this week, while ...

For Catholics, rather than being a literal explanation for the origin of life, Genesis 1 teaches key information about God’s nature. God made the world how he wanted it to be, and he is ...

Polish priest, who was murdered 40 years ago, became a symbol of the struggle for freedom, human dignity and truth.