Although many Muslims do not celebrate Christmas, they celebrate Jesus and his birth in other ways. Every winter, I recall ...

Centuries after foundress Mary Ward prophesied that “Women in time to come will do much," her Loretto Sisters are seeing Ward's promise alive and well in generations of young women and graduates.

The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.

President Jeffrey R. Holland died on Dec. 27. His son, Elder Matthew S. Holland, said the full realization of the loss of his ...

Q: If the church's new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is the secular New Year's Day (Jan. 1) a holy day ...

Mary, here sleeping as St. Joseph cradles the infant Jesus in a stained-glass window at St. Patrick Church in Smithtown, N.Y., knew what she was in for when she accepted God’s call for her divine ...

Jesus' baptism reminds us that he was one of us. He revealed that we humans must allow ourselves to be fragile, seeking and ...

COLORS A vibrant contingent in colorful costumes dances through the streets during the 2019 Sinulog Mardi Gras. —MARY GRACE ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Aleshkael Claros-Rodriguez may be only 3 months old, but his mother already holds out high cultural hopes for ...

Q: Why is Mary's perpetual virginity so important to us Catholics? I've had discussions with my Protestant friends about this ...

Painted amidst a raging war, the Our Lady of Victories icon is now a traveling source of grace for service members.

Checkpoint 300 is a military post manned by the Israel Defense Forces on the edge of the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, where ...