For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

The people of Santa Rita, Pampanga, together with pilgrims and visitors from nearby towns, are expected to gather on May 22, ...

In his novel, "If You Can Get It," Brendan Hodge explores the nature of work through the career missteps and misadventures of ...

More than 1 million people flocked to venerate or honor these relics when they first visited the U.S. in 1999 and 2000.

Catholic parishes in Lorain will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension June 1 with a Eucharistic Procession during the first of its kind event, according to a news release. Mass, which begins at ...

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic has been passed on orally ...

St. Nicodemus was a secret disciple of Jesus. As a member of the Sanhedrin, he would meet Jesus by night so that the others would not see him with Jesus. Eventually, it was Nicodemus who reminded ...

MASSILLON − St. Dymphna will be celebrated May 25 at Divine Mercy parish. The service will honor the feast day for St.

By Linda Bordoni Greeting delegations from 131 countries from every part of the world gathered in the Vatican for the Jubilee ...

St. Eligius was born in Chaptelat, near Limoges, France around 590 A.D. to Roman parents. At a young age, his father recognized that his son had an unusual talent and sent him to the famous ...

(Gary Wayne Gilbert) July 31 is the feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society ... and over time emerged as the largest religious order in the Catholic Church and one of the greatest ...