Q: I think the Catholic Church's Lenten discipline is kind of a joke. Specifically, Friday abstinence really isn't that tough ...

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent? Just last week, we were with Jesus in the desert, as he ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 18, 2026. In a ...

The Lenten season is a reminder that Christians are called to bear witness to Christ through authentic witness, not ...

Mexican bishops called on the faithful to follow safety protocols as violence broke out in several states following the ...

Lent calls for a return to the basics. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, we are exhorted to give alms, to pray, to fast (Mt 6:1 ...

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period ...

Mientras Estados Unidos se prepara para conmemorar el 250.º aniversario de la firma de la Declaración de Independencia el 4 ...

In English grammar class, did you dread getting your papers returned with so much red ink on them that you couldn't believe ...

Pope Leo XIV reminded members of the Legionaries of Christ that exercising governance and authority is meant as a service and ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his "heartfelt appeal" for an "immediate ceasefire" in Russia's war against Ukraine and again urged dialogue "be strengthened to pave the way toward peace." "Peace cannot be ...

Two days in early February, one beautiful and one tragic, forced me to think deeply on the meaning and nature of compassion.