The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus ... that great day had every right to the honor of being prepared for by prayer and works of penance; and, in fact, it is impossible to state ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles ... National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (CHBP), 1988.

It evokes a sense of simplicity, mindfulness, and reflection. Here are four haikus for Advent, set within a brief commentary. Advent in the Northern Hemisphere is associated with the onset of ...

Going digital Pauline nuns have embraced digital innovations by presenting Christian messages through online platforms. Yap ...

We have decided to suspend the Lenten Series indefinitely. However, this is an exciting time as we are currently working on new resources and initiatives that are responsive to our current moment and ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment. He also ...

ATLANTA--As designated pilgrim churches of the Jubilee Year of Hope, six churches in the Atlanta Archdiocese welcome visitors ...

Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a "stone host placed on the open wound of the city," celebrates the 150th anniversary of the laying of its first stone. To celebrate her ...

He was Catholic and turned to St ... Jude — nine days of prayer modeled after the very first novena when the apostles and Blessed Mother prayed from the Ascension of Jesus into heaven until ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and other faith leaders including Pope Francis called for prayer, peace and racial healing. Archbishop Hebda agreed to talk May ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment and the day of prayer for Catholics in China.