The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin celebrates the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was "taken up body and soul into ...

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 ...

An excerpt from Cardinal Francis Leo’s messages for the Sept. 29 Solemnity of St. Michael Archangel and the Novena to St. Michael from September 20 to September 28.

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 ...

The Windsor meeting between the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, and then-First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, ...

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 ...

Lent is a 40-day period where Catholics abstain from luxuries and refrain from eating any meat, except fish, on Fridays in preparation for Easter. But what happens when religious observances with ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. AMES — Georges Niang jabbed and Tyrese Haliburton jovially absorbed the good-natured verbal hit. The two ...