Archbishop Richard G. Henning released the following statement April 21: I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Pope Francis. His legacy as Holy Father is broad and deep. In his ministry ...

The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled in for the Easter ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus clearly shows, Pope Francis wr ...

As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- the paschal candle -- pierced through the gloom, rep ...

Against the backdrop of deep differences with the Trump administration over migration and foreign aid as well as concerns for Ukraine and for Gaza, the Vatican secretary of state ...

Easter morning Mass in St. Peter's Square is celebrated each year amid thousands of flowers, trees and bushes thanks to a coalition of Dutch flower producers and dozens of volunt ...

April 23 marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rally on Boston Common, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In what became the first major Civil Rights march in the Northeast, more than 20,000 gather ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, papal vicar of Rome, leads the Way of the Cross procession during the Good Friday service in Rome ...

Celebrated as one Great Sunday of 50 days, Easter continues through Pentecost Sunday. Even the names of the Sundays of this season indicate this. The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost are called Su ...

Jesuit Father John Predmore likes to run because "you have to look into people's eyes." "There's no competitors," he said.

Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 15. At the Mass, ...

Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...