Lent 2026 began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, with the distribution of ashes at parishes across the Diocese of Rochester.

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for "the gift of true conversion" at the start of Lent.

Catholics are invited to participate in such initiatives as a collective 250 Hours of Adoration and 250 Works of Mercy.

One day, God called his prophet Jonah to go on a mission. “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; for ...

Pope Leo pope urged Catholics to embrace abstinence from food, as well as “refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.” ...

Bishop-designate John S. Bonnici will be installed as 10th bishop of the Rochester Diocese at 2 p.m. March 19, 2026, at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks was installed as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Feb. 6.

It's a common experience for Ash Wednesday that the pews are packed with many attendees, many of whom are unfamiliar to regular parishioners.

The Trump administration repealed a landmark scientific finding that was the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation.

This retreat offers a contemplative journey inspired by the teachings and witness of Henri Nouwen, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, and Kerry Alys Robinson.

Pope Leo XIV marked World Day of the Sick at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on Feb. 11, also the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Please join the Lay Augustinians on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 PM for the first part of a four-part series about the history of the Order of St. Augustine and […] ...