Francis opted to be laid to rest at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church he frequently visits during international trips, and not alongside his immediate predecessors. He will become the ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

BishopPaolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls the “Church of migrants” to embrace Christian hope in his ...

The West Feliciana Parish School Board turned a routine financial decision into a learning experience as it considered two tax exemptions at its Jan. 28 meeting. The board also honored three ...

A Catholic church in China has launched ... The origin of the custom goes back to Pope Martin V who, for the Extraordinary Jubilee of 1423, opened a Holy Door to enter the Lateran Basilica. In St.

Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, saying in his second inaugural address ...

Kenneth Harlan, of Emporia, entered into rest Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at St. Francis in Topeka, KS. He was 99; having ...

Victoria Beckham, 50, wore one of her own dazzling designs as she conversed with the monarch in front of her proud husband ...

The former England footballer, who played twice for AC Milan, and his fashionista wife were surprise guests amongst a slew of ...

In a basilica "adorned with beautiful mosaic art," the "most impressive" mosaic was "the gathering of people from so many different places coming together to stand for life and to be a light in our ...

Hordes of pilgrims are coming for the Church’s Jubilee ... A visitor touches the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2024, after it was opened by Pope Francis during Christmas ...

After the Mass, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, blessed the beautiful statue and shrine of Blessed ...