Many of my deepest childhood memories are the timeless ones about family traditions, school events, summer vacations, late ...

Our new priest is listed on the bulletin as "parish administrator." Is that the same thing as being a pastor? Or if not, what's the difference? (Florida) A: "Parish administrator" is distinct from the ...

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 ...

A U.S. bishop called for ardent prayer and robust diplomacy, as Israel and Iran traded strikes for the fourth day.

Pope Leo XIV decried escalating violence around the world, spotlighting attacks against Christian communities and calling for peace and justice in conflict-ridden areas. Speakin ...

Under a bright sun, around an altar set up at centerfield, more than a dozen priests and bishops led by Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich concelebrated a special Mass for the elec ...

The country of Zambia, in southeastern Africa, is twenty-eight times the size of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in area.

When Archbishop Richard G. Henning looks out at the sea, he thinks of the words from the beginning of the Book of Genesis: ...

Most people understand that bars with live music often have a cover charge or a two-drink minimum. But when it comes to ...

I've returned to Los Angeles. My knees are still sore -- possibly more from the long flights than from walking. I'm not entirely at rest, but the house is quiet. The dog -- more of a silent pr ...

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten ... and Judy Norton was my teacher. Last week, after attending Mass with ...

Last Monday, June 2, marked the 150th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of James Augustine Healy as the second Bishop of Portland, Maine. James Augustine Healy was born into slavery in Jones ...