A holy day of obligation is a feast, a solemn and high and holy feast but, more often than not, it certainly does not feel like one. The Code of Canon Law states that on Sundays and holy days, ...

The Vatican announced that, for the 2025 Jubilee year — the Jubilee of Hope — five “Holy Doors” will be opened, beginning on ...

"He pursued the woman" but had no hold on her: the new Eve, "full of grace" of the Holy Spirit ... "Also to be observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the ...

Mildred was a Charter member of Nativity Catholic Church where she was active in the Women’s Club and Altar Society. She loved playing card games and was a member of the 60+ Club. Mildred was a ...

Two men were arrested, a 38-year-old Polish priest and a 30-year-old Iraqi citizen, in connection to a crystal meth operation hidden on parish property. According to authorities, officers searched ...

Saturday Vespers: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 7 p.m. on YouTube and in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Go to stnicholasmarin.org. Aug. 25 Special speaker: Bill Matthews ...

Holy Family Child Care Center in Manayunk told parents they'd be closing in less than a month, citing a decline in enrollment ...

HOELSKEN, LUCIE J. BRIEGEL Lucie J. Hoelsken, mother of eight children raised in North Denver, died of complications from cancer at Hospice of Boulder, January 5, 2003. Born Lucie Josephine ...

Cardinal Víctor Fernández wrote that any attempts to identify a Puerto Rican missionary as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary should be avoided.

The task of believers, and of priests in particular, is precisely to touch the hearts of others, so that they may be opened ...

God's love for the LGBTQ community was abundantly visible at the Outreach conference, a place where the word "welcome" really ...

“In 1808, there was a major fire in the Romanesque part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” says Berkovich. “Since then, the Crusaders’ altar was lost — at least that’s what people ...