By Bert Ghezzi
Advent prepares us for Jesus' coming at Christmas and for his coming into our lives afresh. And no one knows how to get ready to welcome Christ better than the saints.
They express their love for him by...
Christina Rosetti’s poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, is a Christmas classic.
“In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. . .”
As Advent begins and the first wintry weather sets in, those...
An Advent tradition among Eastern Catholics has taken on a deeper meaning amid Russia's war on Ukraine.
The Fast of St. Philip, also known as the Philippian or Nativity Fast, is observed by Eastern Catholics and Christians worldwide.
The fast --...
VATICAN CITY -- Although he had an aide read his prepared talk to the people who had organized World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis had a few memories and questions he wanted to share himself.
"Thank you, thank...
PHILADELPHIA — Every day, the families of 47 children find out their young one has been diagnosed with cancer. A group from Archmere Academty is involved in a pilot program in advanced cancer research that could put them at...
VATICAN CITY -- "As you can see, I am alive," Pope Francis told a group of health care managers Nov. 30.
At the brief meeting with participants in a seminar on the ethics of health care management, the pope said...
BALTIMORE -- When three members of St. Ann Parish in East Baltimore sat down with leaders of the 'Dicastery' for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican in late October to advocate for sainthood for six Black potential saints...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a newsbrief from The Dialog, we talk to H.W. Crocker III about his exciting Church history book, Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church.
A classic for 20 years, Triumph is now available in an updated...
Today is the feast of St. Andrew, one of the first Apostles and patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, and fishermen.
The traditional St. Andrew Novena — sometimes called the Christmas Novena — begins today and unlike traditional nine-day novenas,...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- The Catholic Church cannot measure people's engagement with religion only by looking at church attendance, but also must observe how they express religious sentiments outside of church -- even on their own bodies, a Jesuit priest...