Msgr. Joseph Prior explains how the Church's celebration this Sunday of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, invites us to give the thanks for the king who laid down His life ...

On the last Sunday of the liturgical year, Catholics celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King, which was added in the 20th ...

November 23, 2025, The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: There is a difference between the leader you ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Nov. 23, 2025.

What are we celebrating with today's feast? Some say that when Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in 1925, he wanted to combat secularism and also, some say, to remind the nations ...

Shortly before convening the synod on synodality — arguably the most important Catholic Church gathering since Vatican II — Pope Francis visited Mongolia. Mongolia? Situated precariously between ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, ...

Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy of the Hours ...

According to the Gospel, the first person to encounter the risen Christ is the female disciple Mary of Magdala, also known as Mary Magdalene. John recounts the amazing story in the Gospel passage ...

In his reflection before leading the Marian prayer, Pope Francis drew on the day’s Gospel reading — St. Luke’s account of Mary’s visitation. Pope Francis speaks to the crowd assembled in St. Peter's ...

Just when you think you’ve got the Lenten rules down pat, you learn something new. For instance, you probably already are well aware that Catholics are called to abstain from eating meat on all ...

From the Stade de France to the Bataclan, ordinary citizens and officials paid tribute on Thursday to the 132 people whose ...