Abbot Joseph Wiseman, at the altar at center, celebrates a Mass on Sept. 15, 2024 marking the 100th anniversary of St. Anselm’s Abbey in Washington. At left are Benedictine Father Peter Weigand and ...

Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a Sept. 22 Mass to mark the 125th anniversary of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., by reminding the faithful the church ...

Recognizing the spiritual value of devotions connected to Medjugorje, but not ruling on the authenticity of the alleged apparitions or alleged messages from Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the ...

An unveiling and dedication of a street shrine to St. Michael the Archangel, defender of God’s People and patron of police, will be held Saturday, Sept 28 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Mother of God ...

Incorruptibility of saints can teach many lessons to the faithful, says professor ...

The lives of the saints reveal the many trials and persecutions that the holiest men and women encounter from within or from outside the Church. We learn that some saints who founded religious orders ...

Q: Listening to a Catholic radio station one day, they mentioned that leprechauns and fairies were demonic. This shocked me. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations always include leprechauns. I made a small ...

Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance of the bodily wounds of Christ’s ...

To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking the perfect selfie, Pope Francis said. “Do not be like superficial ...

Father Moisés Lira Serafin has been beatified in a ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in his native Mexico, where he is beloved as a protector of life from conception and is credited ...

Issuing a Vatican postage stamp celebrating the 40th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See is a sign of the importance the Vatican attributes to their ...

A new report identifies what researchers call “three big myths” about faith and politics in the U.S., concluding that the nation is less polarized around such issues than popularly believed – and that ...