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 ...

No person, modern or ancient, would have conceived of the cross as the very form of the beautiful, which it has become for us Christians. We should be less eager to domesticate something which is ...

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

After a pope dies – or in very rare cases, resigns – the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the papal conclave. Here's how it works.

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to satanism.

HOT CROSS buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to modern supermarkets, these sticky spiced buns have ...

Northwest Catholic's Abby Casper (30) defends Quinn Barry of Holy Cross Monday night in a girls basketball game at Holy Cross in Waterbury. Northwest Catholic won the battle of unbeatens, 64-53.

Holy Cross' Patrick Ortiz (6) intercepts a pass intended for Central Catholic's Bennett Stine (18) during the first half of the "Holy Bowl," their high school football game at Harlandale Memorial ...