An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome, praying Mary would help all who suffer. "While it ...
For four years, the Vatican has hosted “100 Nativity Scenes at the Vatican,” which features handcrafted Nativity scenes from all around the world. While viewing images of the exhibit, Gretchen Crowe was reminded of the ...
Despite the fact that the belief in Mary’s immaculate conception has been a dogma since 1854, many people still don’t understand what it means. Maybe it’s because it took so long for the Church to ...
In a new heartfelt and very personal essay for Our Sunday Visitor, author and mother Diana Vallette writes that, in the past, she would cry on Christmas because, as she put it, “the stress of ...
As we prepare for Mass on the Second Sunday of Advent, Father Joshua Whitfield writes that as we continue to journey through Advent together, we are called to remember that just as Christ came to ...
If the Lord were coming, what would you do? Would you pray and prepare your heart? Would you examine your conscience and mend your ways? Would you seek out others to proclaim the good news? ...
In the latest installment in his series “Letters to a Young Catholic,” Notre Dame professor Lenny DeLorenzo continues to explore what it means to be Eucharistic: “Jesus is the gift of love, and he is ...
This past year of Saint Joseph has afforded all of us an opportunity to examine Saint Joseph and his impact on our faith life. As we prepare to conclude the Year of Saint Joseph on ...
The U.S. bishops will be getting acquainted with the heart of Louisiana's Cajun country this week through hearing about two of its best, as the body of bishops will be consulted and asked to voice ...
Deacon Sutton, a licensed psychologist, is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Soon after Deacon Sutton was ordained in 1999, he learned of two children who were denied First Communion because they were ...
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