St. Wenceslaus Church located west of Clutier is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year alongside the town of Clutier ...

The decorating of an evergreen tree at Christmas as we know it can be traced back to an old German custom, and more popularly known, Victorian England. Just as the evergreen wreath symbolizes ...

CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 11:59 am In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June.

Mighty and meek attend Pope Francis' funeral, where he is re­mem­bered as the people's pope BY Associated Press Vatican City UPDATED 4:02 PM ET Apr. 26, 2025 ...

Amid Pope Francis's hospitalisation in Rome, a global outpouring of prayer has converged on St. Peter's Square and the Gemelli clinic where he is receiving care. Thousands of faithful have ...

In May 2023, Francis appointed Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian bishops conference and an experienced diplomat, as the Vatican’s peace envoy in the Ukrainian conflict.

According to a statement from the Vatican, Peter’s Pence also represents a gesture “of communion and participation in the pope’s mission to proclaim the Gospel, promote peace, and spread ...

A Homily for Pentecost Sunday Readings: Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, images of ...