Pope Leo XIV marked the traditional Marian feast of the Immaculate Conception urging faithful to imitate the Virgin Mary in ...

December 8 is a special nonworking holiday in the Philippines, following a law signed by former president Rodrigo Duterte on ...

“It’s not made any easier by the fact that the Gospel reading on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is the story of ...

Choirs from the U.S. and abroad joined series presenting sacred masterworks by Palestrina in their intended setting — the ...

Women who have had abortions will someday be able to find healing at a “living wall” memorial in Arkansas where the names of ...

When Pius XI became pope, much of the world was in shambles. While the bloodletting of World War I had ended, widespread peace and tranquility were not evident.

There is a difference between the leader you ask for and the one you get. In the history of salvation, the people of God have consistently adopted a pattern of calling for a chosen one, someone to ...

911 transcripts, released Friday, paint a vivid picture of the first moments when gunfire was heard coming from Annunciation Church. The Aug. 27 shooting killed two children and injured 21 others.

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The decision was taken during a Nov. 11 session of ...

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., is pictured in a combination photo with a painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 11, 2025, during their fall plenary ...

At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid foundations” rooted in Christ rather than on “worldly criteria” that demand immediate results ...

The Pope reflected in his homily, at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on the Church as a living temple. Pope Leo XIV gives his homily at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on Nov. 9, 2025 ...