As a practising Catholic, I was raised to revere the Mass as the highest form of worship -- a sacred moment in which heaven touches earth and the faithful encounter the divine. Over the years, my ...

Pope speaks about childhood and early mornings as an altar boy - The American pope has spoken about his childhood for the ...

The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV spoke publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff Thursday, recalling that from ...

Leo XIV stated that his intention is to 'persevere in the effort to reestablish full visible communion between our Churches..

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the ...

Leo celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, during which he gave the pallium woolen stole to 54 new archbishops.

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in ...

OSKALOOSA — Organizers are putting together Oskaloosa's first-ever Pride celebration. "I think now, more than ever, we have found more LGBTQ+ folks coming to our church saying we need a place ...

A number of First Holy Communion ceremonies took place recently throughout the Déíse county and Waterford News & Star photographer, Joe Evans was there to capture images of those in attendance. Photos ...

Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. ( Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul) (CNA) - ...