The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

As if on cue, melodic sounds of spring-time songbirds drifted through the windows during a talk by artist Judy Sirota ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

Andrew Klavan defends the spiritual value of depicting evil. But he often discounts the spiritual danger involved.

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

Crowds of American Catholics sporting red, white and blue flags cheered on to commemorate the historic election. There were about 53 million self-described Catholics in the US in 2024, according ...

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