Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. In centuries past, they've taken a lot ...

From Viking ruins to Filipino families, a small Catholic community brings new life to the Church’s oldest frontier.

World War II was raging, and before graduating high school, Bill applied and was accepted into the Navy’s V5 Aviation Cadet ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

THE emergence of video conferencing in recent years has had a curious spiritual spin-off: the development of the online ...

President Donald Trump wants to tap into “beautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a Catholic virtual charter school’s bid to become the nation’s ...

Some commentators on color claim that bluish purple became the color of penance in the Western Church (during Lent and Advent) because purple is a combination of blue and red. The blue reminds us ...

The obligation of supporting the Church and school implies the duty ... to solemnize marriage at forbidden times is that during Lent and Advent the marriage ceremony should not be performed ...

America’s leading Catholic poet offers a stunning new verse translation of a play once read by Dante and forgotten by most — ...