LAGOS, Nigeria -- Father Ferdinand Fanen Ngugban and six others died of gunshot wounds after armed gunmen invaded the grounds of St. Paul Parish in Ayetwar March 30, said the Diocese of Katsina-Ala.
"After celebrating Mass and while he prepared...
Don't forget to livestream Holy Week on your local diocese YouTube channel.
The Diocese of Wilmington announced its Holy Week and Easter 2021 livestream schedule. All services will be available live and as a replay, from the historic Cathedral of Saint...
NEWARK, N.J. — At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready to enter the fullness of the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation.
In all, 270 adults will be...
VATICAN CITY — Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing “the cross,” whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright persecution, Pope Francis told Rome priests gathered for the chrism Mass.
In the life of Jesus...
WILMINGTON — Students at St. Elizabeth School participated in a live Stations of the Cross on March 31. The event included everyone, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
According to Father Normal Carroll, the pastor of St. Elizabeth, the idea of...
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light some of what was once the world’s most unthinkable challenges -- like taking away the routine of daily life.
For Jack Newswanger, a Neumann University three-time Academic All-Atlantic East Conference midfielder, the hardest...
CLEVELAND -- While fewer than half of American adults responding to a recent poll said they are members of a church, synagogue or mosque, the findings do not necessarily mean that people have lost faith in God, a pair...
Last year, many of us had a new experience when we were faced with celebrating Easter Sunday in the midst of a pandemic. On this most important day of the year, when churches are ordinarily overflowing with crowds, we...
VATICAN CITY -- Knowing that Rome, like all of Italy, would be under varying degrees of lockdown during Holy Week and Easter, Father Luigi D'Errico asked youngsters in his parish to draw illustrations and write a series of reflections...
In Catholicism, we have a long tradition of Christianizing desserts. Catholics have always bridged together faith and food.
For example, a king cake is shaped like a crown for the Three Kings. A mendiant is a chocolate confection studded with...