ROME—Beginning the 40-day season of Lent, Pope Francis on Wednesday said this is a time to remember the lives “reduced to ashes” through war and indifference. He also said that this is not a time for...
Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.
The Vatican was going ahead with plans for Pope Francis to celebrate the Ash Wednesday ritual kicking off the Catholic Church's Lenten season, but elsewhere in Italy Masses were canceled over fears...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gina Christian, catholicphilly.com By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Jim Brady can look at his wife, Amanda, and know when she's had a long day, one she might not want to...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) -- Ashes not only symbolize humanity's frail mortality but are also a reminder of God's infinite love of people, whom he created from...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By blocking two pro-life bills from going to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote, senators "failed to advance two critical human rights...
This is a beautiful message! Mark Wahlberg posted a video inspiring his followers in everyday holiness this Lenten season. In the video, The post Mark Wahlberg Encourages Daily Holiness in Ash...
Did you know that Ash Wednesday is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation? This is a common misconception amongst Catholics. But why The post Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation? Fr. Mike Schmitz Debunks...
Please pray for an end to this coronavirus outbreak! Dioceses across Northern Italy suspended Masses due to COVID-19, a respiratory illness caused The post Italian Dioceses Suspend Masses Due to...
Just as these saints and so many others have witnessed to us, our universal call as Christians challenges us to live in the world but not of the world, but this does not mean we are called to live in...
How many times has someone asked you, “how are you?” and how many times have you automatically responded with, “good” or ‘fine”? Personally, I do this all the time, sometimes it just seems more...
Let each of the following prayers act as an inch to your tree of faith this Lent. Each prayer is designed to lead you more deeply into this season and the majority can be prayed in 10 min or less...