Sacrament of Mercy

We’re still waiting on the concrete plans for the Holy Year of Mercy, which will be a Jubilee Year, announced by Pope Francis. We know that a papal bull will be proclaimed by the pope on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, and that the year will officially begin with the opening of the Holy Door […]

2015 youth lock-in

Youth Get Stuck in Church

More than one hundred gathered for the annual youth lock-in to have a good time and strengthen their relationships with God.

Modern Candlemakers Still Light the Liturgy

Two companies – one in its original city factory and the other tucked away on New England farmland – practice an ancient craft and supply a key element to Easter liturgies across the country.

Holy Stairs

At the Holy Stairs, All Prayers Rise to Heaven

Located across a busy street from the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs remains “a place of prayer” even as thousands of people stream through its doors every day.

Ivory Coast Bishops Wary of ‘Apparition’

The Catholic bishops of Ivory Coast have denounced the increasingly recurrent circulation in their country of emails and text messages claiming to include messages from Mary.

UN: Pope Will Speak on Sept. 25

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement that Pope Francis would address the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25.