The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

Pope Francis was not simply an inspired world leader, nor was he a leader who was subject to a particular ideology which he ...

As the elements of the sacrament symbolize, this week is not really a jovial time, but rather calls for serious meditation on ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: ...

Life, at its core, is a paradox. We build as if everything will last forever—and lose as if it never did. We dream big, fall in love, cry from heartbreak, chase success, fail, get up again... only to ...