Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

Aston, PA—Sister Francis Anita ... In 2016, she moved to Assisi House, the congregation’s retirement residence in Aston, where she continued her ministry through prayer and hospitality until ...

Such has been the way of the martyrs, the saints, and the apostles of prayer through the ages. As Simone Weil observed, “One cannot imagine Saint Francis of Assisi talking about rights.” One also ...

The Sisters of St. Francis in Clinton responded Friday to growing concerns over the treatment of immigrants and proposed federal budget cuts to critical safety net programs by announcing a ...

As many of you know, Pope Francis has been hospitalized and is receiving treatment for bronchitis. As of this writing, the Vatican reports that he is in stable condition. The Holy Father expresses ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

The Jubilee Year of Hope, observed from December 2024 through December 2025, is drawing Catholic pilgrims from around the ...

A prayer service was broadcast simultaneously in the Temple Church and the Co-Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus to mark the anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea The late Pope Francis renew ...

Trimble in Moline is offering the community an opportunity to sign a guest register, write condolences and receive a prayer card in remembrance of Pope Francis. Reid Trimble stated, “We are ...

Maybe you sat down and memorized them for class or O.C.I.A. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name… The Our Father is perhaps the most famous Christian prayer. The magnitude of this ...

The pope approved the new canonization date for the two young blesseds and set Oct. 19 as the date for the canonization of ...

The archbishop has instructed parishes across the archdiocese to hold special Masses for peace and unity, encouraging ...