Cardinal Wilton Gregory offers a prayer at the beginning of the Opening of the Jubilee Year Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the ...

COMMENTARY: Here are some suggestions for how we can make this jubilee year a time of spiritual renewal in the Catholic ...

How are you doing on day two of the new year? Holiday hangover? Did you get the nasty stomach bug that’s running through town ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A week after inaugurating the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis gave thanks for all the work that went ...

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

With Christmas decorations sometimes going up before Thanksgiving, and even Halloween, it may seem unnecessary to prolong ...

Pope Francis, in his New Year message, says: “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God. May we learn, like her, to discover God’s greatness in the little things of life.” ...

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to ...

Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Oh! Happy New Year! In essence, happy holidays to all who celebrate this time of year. Some are put off by the term, “happy holidays,” as it can be construed to mean ...

More than anything, I'm so happy with what this tree has meant to so many people and how they have enjoyed it.”Earl Albert, ...

From the busy beaches of Mombasa to small towns and rural areas, the festive season brought a sense of relief and celebration ...