The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec. 8) is a holy day in the U.S. because it is under this title that the Mother of the Lord is our patroness -- it is now always ...

He is a lector at Mass at the Shrine and leads ... like what it did with reading the Gospel of Luke. Over the past two years, it has been an invaluable resource for understanding Sunday Scripture and ...

However, what was a maximum for his predecessors seems to have become a minimum for Pope Francis, who announced the nomination of 21 new cardinals during his Sunday Angelus address October 6.

The deceased cardinals and bishops "loved the church -- each in his own way, but they all loved the church," the pope said.

IT IS VERY SAD THAT IT IS THE LAST MASS. TERRY MOORE AND MARY KALYN NOW LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD IN OCEAN CITY, BUT IN THE 1960S, THEY SAY THEY SPENT THEIR SUNDAY MORNINGS WALKING TOGETHER ...

Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops ... Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. “Our remembrance becomes a prayer ...

FRANKLIN, MASS. (WJAR) — The burning of a Catholic church, a fire that authorities have said was intentionally set, did not stop parishioners from congregating this Sunday morning. A few hundred ...

Newly installed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston Richard Henning offered blessings and posed for photos with more than a ...

If we haven’t yet understood the Church’s repeated instructions in this matter, Paul VI makes the matter quite plain. “Now the parish exists,” he tells us, “solely for the good of souls. … Pastors ...

Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) fell silent after being asked by a debate moderator and his Democratic opponent whether he supports enacting mass deportations ... Sue Altman on Sunday as part of the race ...