The attempt to project contemporary politics or our own aspirations onto such a sacred figure is always problematic.

Lenten habits of voluntary suffering—what Christians have long called “mortification”—help us to imitate Jesus and join in ...

having for their end to prepare the faithful for the great feast of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Greek Church still continues to observe the fast of Advent, though with much less rigor than that ...

Young Americans’ confidence in the apparatus of government has dropped dramatically to one of the lowest levels in any ...

On a recent snowy morning, I was outside with Millie, my companion dog. I didn’t want to be outside in the cold, and Millie was in a hurry. Ninety pounds of energy is hard to control when there is ice ...

In 2025 Lent ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This year, Easter falls on April 20.

The Archdiocese of Denver launched the public portion of its nine-year novena that will usher in the extraordinary Jubilee Year 2033. The year will mark exactly 2,000 years from when Christians ...

Chris Pratt told "Fox & Friends" that he made "a deal" with God after his son Jack was born seven weeks early and had to ...

Christians celebrate Advent as a time to prepare for the arrival of Jesus Christ and it’s celebrated in the four weeks leading up to Christmas, when his birth is celebrated. And though different ...

With Pope Francis watching from the hospital, the preacher of the papal household told top members of the Roman Curia that ...

Opinion: 'I honestly don’t spend much time thinking about the lives of prostitutes, but during my kids’ bedtime story last ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...