As the U.S. prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has encouraged Catholics to participate ...

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

As Christians all over the world marked Ash Wednesday, local church leaders and their congregations were eager to recognize the start of the Lenten season. At Divine Grace Parish’s St. Ferdinand ...

Once admitted to the blessed Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive Holy Communion at least once a year, and ...

Love is one of the most misunderstood and misused words in the English language. Phrases such as “love is blind,” “love is in the air,” “love is a game,” “love is a rose,” or “love is a fire” are so ...

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to 'disarm' their language by fasting from words ...

By Mary Jade Jadormio THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on the faithful to observe ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic faithful to practice a “very practical” but often “unappreciated” form ...

As the morning mist clings to the hills of Kohima and the rhythmic tolling of church bells echoes from the Mary Help of Christians Cathedral to the Baptist Mission Church, a sacred question hangs in ...

We were still vacuuming the odd leftover pine needles from the Christmas tree when a glance at the calendar told us that Lent was looming on the near horizon. When I made mention of this, our grandson ...

Trinity Church, Swarthmore: 301 N. Chester Road, Swarthmore, events: • Feb. 17, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5:30 p.m.

MJC will host a Shabbat dinner on Friday at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to Shabbat services on Feb. 20. Contact us at manhattanjc@gmail.com for more information and to sign up for our weekly email ...