Pope Francis will travel to the Catholic-majority country of Slovakia on Sept. 12-15, stopping at four different locations. One of these is Šaštín, one of Slovakia’s youngest towns, where there is an ...

In the Middle Ages, Catholic theology concentrated mostly on Christ’s passion. At the side of the Man of Sorrows, however, was the Sorrowful Mother, sharing his suffering. John 19:25 says, “Near the ...

As an increasingly secularized and materialistic society encourages people to eschew suffering, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the redemptive and salvific ...

Friday of this week, Oct. 7, is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It provides an opportunity to review the origins and purpose of one of the most popular private devotions of the 20th century, and ...

Eva Norcia of Hoboken, who died suddenly last month, was the youngest of ten children who graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows School, Jersey City. She had fond memories of the Filippini Sisters who ...