An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over ...

Just as an engine is built to run on a certain type of fuel most effectively, a marriage is intended to run most effectively ...

Catholics around the world celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, a date that marks the moment when the Virgin Mary, with faith and obedience, accepted the divine call to become the ...

DEVOUT believers join retreats every Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday, commemorating our Lord's Last Supper, his ...

Even though Jesus does not explicitly call Himself "God", He does refer to ... Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth greets the pregnant Mary: "But who am I that the mother of my Lord should ...

Throughout the church, a prominent theme is Mary’s fiat, her “Yes” to God. Praying before the altar in the cave, one can’t ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The temptation to cling to the past – to hold on to what was, including something sacred -- can keep ...

Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.

As followers of Christ, we have the opportunity to become as close to God as we desire, and the result is an increased ...

Then, imagine going through a typical day, literally glowing with the love of Christ. Look at the faces of the people who feel the warmth around you. Imagine joy entering each person who speaks to you ...

Mary is often described as the Mother of God. This title refers to her as ... and to every prompting of the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of faith and charity.

We believe in One Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God … of one Being with the Father … [who] was made man … he suffered death and … he rose again. … We believe in the Holy Spirit ...