With standing-room only at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York noted it was his first time presiding over the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Mass, which kicks off the city ...

On March 17, as the world's 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland's national patron St. Patrick -- a Briton who brought Christianity to the island in 432 -- the Irish convent school ...

One by one, inside the University of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart March 16, a flock of priests gently patted the pall atop the casket as they descended from the altar following the ...

In the decade since Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging document on pastoral care for the family, the Catholic Church in the U.S. has leaned into ministries that address often hidden suffering, ...

When Barb Herzog decided last year to create a crop art picture of the Divine Mercy image for the Minnesota State Fair, she said one of her first ideas was to make the rays emanating from Jesus’ heart ...

A group of pilgrims with the Napa Institute attended presentations, dined with bishops, flew over the mountain Alaskans call Denali and attended the Iditarod start in Anchorage to discover Alaska's ...

As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land -- especially Christians -- face a dire present and an uncertain future.

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the darkness in the world. Seeing so much strife and so many problems, we can feel powerless to fix things. Even in our families we can grow despondent over the ...

As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV will be honored in the nation's former capital of Philadelphia for his efforts to promote religious liberty as well as freedom of expression and ...

I grew up in a Catholic home. My parents and grandparents were respected leaders in the Church. My siblings and I went to Catholic grade school. We attended Mass every school day. We learned our ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointment in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ...

When a couple marries and the spouses hope to have children, but find themselves struggling with infertility, they can feel devastated and desperate for an answer to the problem. Fortunately, there ...