Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Sunday, April 20, is the Resurrection of the Lord. Mass readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians ...

Leading his first Easter Sunday Mass as Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said the Resurrection of ...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula described the cross as a symbol of love and hope, an invitation to return to God, ...

As the liturgy drew to a close and the congregation departed in silence, Cardinal McElroy’s homily left the faithful with ...

“A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him” (Lk 23:27).

And although churches are always a powerful place to be, they become that much more special on Palm Sunday—especially when ...

Every year on Good Friday, Christians meditate on the depth of Jesus’ sacrifice for us in suffering a humiliating, bloody death by crucifixion. It’s a time to dwell on what Jesus suffered for us, in ...

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?" And the crowds said, "This is the prophet ...

Below is a Psalm 18 verse summarizing those definitions: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress ... representing the person of Jesus Christ and the foundation of the Church. Recorded in the ...

The Apostle Paul said, “I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Galatians 6:17 ... marks but the scars from the persecutions he endured for his faith — a symbol of his commitment to Christ.