Preparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America – but not in Nicaragua.

The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

Because of funding cuts, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is no longer able to work with the government to help ...

Although a recent study reveals that Lent is largely ignored by many Christians in the United States, there is a trend among ...

Pope Francis has named a Maryland prelate to serve as Rhode Island’s new Roman Catholic bishop, the Vatican announced Tuesday ...

COMMENTARY: What began as the Second Vatican Council’s statement on Judaism became a wider message of fraternity toward all ...

Firsthand evidence of Jesus' crucifixion found in ancient textAn archaeological discovery at the site where Jesus is believed ...

This 12th-century manuscript includes a self-portrait of a female scribe named Guda. Ommundsen et al. / Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2025 During the Middle Ages, it was common to ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill explains why he finds the ancient collection of books that make up the Bible fascinating.

Parishioners learned the disappointing news over the weekend in a letter from the Bishop of Hamilton, Douglas Crosby. The decision comes after two years of discussion about the pastoral and ...

For the jubilee year, the relics of St. Joseph’s cloak and Our Lady’s veil were on display inside St. Joseph al Trionfale for public veneration for four days from March 16–19. A St. Joseph ...

Inspired by St. Patrick’s “Confessions,” in which the patron of Ireland states “I arose as many as 100 times at night to pray,” a group of Christians gathered at dawn on March 17 around ...