Guirgis’s play is straightforwardly theological-–grace, mercy, redemption, forgiveness. It is a winning candidate for ...

At the end of a winding climb, on the slopes of Mount Subasio at an altitude of about 800 meters (about 2,625 feet), the ...

He shook the hands of everyone at the door. At my turn, fighting back tears, I said to him, "You have no idea how much this ...

IN 1898, when Evelyn Underhill was 22, she and her mother began what would become an annual series of spring holidays in ...

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A three-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary was brought to Santa Fe 400 years ago, and "La Conquistadora" is the oldest statue of the Madonna and Child in the U.S. To commemorate the statue's arrival ...

“Summer can be a providential time to experience the beauty and importance of our relationship with God and how much it can help us to be more open and welcoming to others,” Pope Leo said during a ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his crosier as he celebrates Mass “for the care of creation” on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 ...

Stoltzfus says he sang the "Prayer of Saint Francis" during a regional choir competition, and that the words have stuck with him since.

Pope Francis blessing the world with the Eucharist before an empty St. Peter’s Square at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is considered to be one of the most memorable moments of his pontificate.

Pope Francis' funeral details including a full schedule and what to expect from the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning and remembrance.