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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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) - ...

Children process into a church in Qaraqosh, Iraq, to celebrate their first holy Communion. Over 450 boys and girls received the sacrament during liturgies held over the past month in various ...

The first Holy Communion is a key step in in a child's faith journey, symbolising their deepening relationship with Jesus and the Church (Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques pose for a photo ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Seven young people from St. Adalbert’s Church in Glen Lyon and St. Martha’s Church i… ...