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The objects and surroundings in our Catholic churches have a purpose and a history. Here is an overview of some of those sacred things.

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this month. Bishop Varden, a former abbot of Mount ...

Ronald Hicks is set to be installed as the 11th archbishop of New York. In Friday's ceremony at the revered St.

Msgr. Joseph Prior tells the story of a couple who opened their home to a man in need. Their love and compassion flowed from within, echoing the teaching of Jesus in this Sunday's Gospel.

One spring in the early 2000s, I travelled to Germany to seek out the surviving contempor­aries of Alfred Delp. My interest ...

The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, and the beginning of ...

MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — Inside a church just outside Naples, people known as femminielli gathered for La Juta, a centuries ...

The special election to replace the vacant senate seat in Hillsborough County is next month. It was left open following the ...

At his installation Mass, Archbishop Ronald Hicks described a church that feeds the hungry, upholds human dignity, protects ...

The Catholic Church has officially opened the cause for sainthood of Belgian immigrant who had visions of the Blessed Mother.