In Holy Week, the days just before Easter, one can catch Catholics in some ancient religious practices – some are so rare, they’re done only once a year. Beginning Palm Sunday – March 28 ...

Maronite Catholic conference features Aramaic liturgy and first-class relics of the saints, including the crib of Jesus, the ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...

St. Brigid's Day, February 1, is when Ireland remembers the Celtic goddess Brigid and her immense power in both the Irish mythological and Catholic religious imagination.

The ancient Egyptian obelisk in Saint Peter’s Square is seen juxtaposed with Saint Peter’s Basilica. (CNS photo/Chris Helgren ...