With the feast of Corpus Christi, the National Eucharistic Revival enters its second year and shifts its focus to parish renewal -- a year organizers expect will inspire more parishes to increase the Eucharist's visibility in their communities through...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's criminal court ordered two climate activists to pay more than $30,000 in damages after they glued themselves to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums to draw attention to the effects of climate change.
The...
The killing of Father Charles Igechi June 7 is further evidence of Christian persecution in Nigeria, church officials in the country say.
The priest was on his way to St. Michael College in Ikhueniro, where he was assigned, when unidentified...
By Rebecca W. Martin
Imagine that Jesus Christ knocked on your door and asked to stay with you for the better part of two days. How would you welcome him? What conversations would you have around the kitchen table? What...
By Father Patrick Briscoe
As we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, our minds usually turn to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and her heroic Jesuit confessor, St. Claude de la Colombière. St. Margaret Mary, a humble Visitation...
Q: Does the incorrupt body of the Benedictine nun, Sr. Wilhelmina, mean that she is a saint? What does the church think of it? (Farmingville, N.Y.)
A: We say that a saint is “incorrupt” when, years after their death, their...
ROME -- A papal resignation should occur only in "truly extreme cases" and must not "become the norm," said the former head of the Vatican's doctrinal office.
Speaking at the presentation of his book "In Bona Fede" (In Good Faith),...
ROME -- As Pope Francis continued a smooth recovery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, he was back to work and shared a Sunday meal with his closest collaborators, the Vatican said.
His post-operative recovery, after undergoing abdominal surgery June 7, "continues...
ROME -- Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers and many messages of support and affection, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, in a written statement the evening of June 9.
The medical team caring for...
A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has officially ended.
About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online, with...