As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary with ...

Thomas, said as he headed to a mass on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a Lenten season in which Pope Francis, 88 and ailing ...

However, his faith in God is strong, his hope is secure, and he will continue to be lifted up by the loving prayers of each one of us, his spiritual children. Perhaps we could once again renew our ...

Our beautiful Lenten prayers and reflections offer you the opportunity to reflect on your own or in your parish. We pray that we may allow our hearts to be touched this Lent by the cry of our sisters ...

My appeal is for Christians to direct their prayers during this Lenten season toward Pepfar and people living with H.I.V., with the expectation that God will deliver them and that he will be ...

The Litany of the Precious Blood was compiled by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacred Liturgy, and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. This Litany is especially appropriate for ...

As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary ...

Nuns pray the rosary in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Mar. 16 for the health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (Domenico Stinellis/The ...

Typically, believers select something to fast during Lent as a way to grow closer to God. In addition to fasting, most engage in more intentional daily prayers and giving and spend time meditating on ...

Lewis Lent was convicted for murdering two children in Massachusetts and New York, including 12-year-old Sara Anne Wood. But investigators still don't know where he buried her. Here's a timeline ...