The Cross of Gratitude was recently welcomed by a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the first ...

In an intensely spiritual moment, Jackie Webb leaned over and kissed the image of Christ crucified Tuesday evening in the ...

That promise of eternal life is given by our Lord Jesus Christ who fills us with an expectation which overcomes the devil’s desire to defeat us. Instead, there is conquest of sadness and ...

Pointing out that there is at least one recorded incident of ICE agents entering Church property, Bishop Rojas acknowledged ...

Jesus Leon was 3 years old when his parents first rolled him up Sentinel Peak on Good Friday, in a procession re-enacting Jesus Christ's carrying of the cross. It was the first year for a small ...

The union of Jesus’ Sacred Heart and Mary’s Immaculate Heart is more than poetic — it’s a spiritual key to understanding ...

Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture. For the next season of “The Chosen,” it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem.

The example of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1–11) speaks volumes. When others were ready to stone her, Jesus forgave her and empowered her with the words, “Go and sin no more.” He didn’t ...

When Jenkins yells "Action!" the set resounds with the actors' cries as they follow Roumie as Jesus, carrying the cross to the hill of Golgotha.

Reflecting on this Sunday's readings, Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the great gift of God's love for us, and how gratitude to God brings the gift of joy despite all of life's busyness.

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