The difference: Jesus fled the crowd and went away to a mountain to avoid being made a king for feeding their stomachs. For us, his retreat place is in our midst, in the tabernacle.

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square on Sunday, greeting the tens of thousands of people who joined presidents, patriarchs and princes for the formal installation ...

The cup of blessing which we bless, ... Even with the angry crowd and His disciples leaving Him, Jesus did not change His teaching nor say that He was merely speaking figuratively or in parables.

As he rode on a colt, his crowd of disciples yelled these words: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.” As I grew older, I learned more context. Jesus was not the king the ...

The first statement of blessing summarizes Jesus’ beatitudes: "Blessed are you who are poor," and he contrasts that saying "Woe to you who . . . have your consolation." What is this word, "Woe ...

This Sunday's Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reminds us that our Lord remains truly present within us and in our churches, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.

"The gospel of Luke records the moment when ‘a woman in the crowd raised her voice' and said to Jesus: ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked! (Lk 11:27). These ...

Jesus came to him — not to the purse keeper, not to any wealthy member of the crowd — but to simple Philip to ask where to buy bread for the crowd. Note, Jesus didn't ask about the budget, but ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The air was already steamy at 8 a.m. on an August morning, the sidewalk radiating heat waves as a crowd filtered into St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Baton Rouge. Hundreds ...