Liturgy

Prayer, by its very definition, is dialogue with God. But do we really know how to pray — on our own, and together?

The powerful liturgical moment of washing feet imitates the example rooted in John 13, when, at the Last Supper Jesus washes his disciples’ feet.

“When we go to church, we don’t go to church to worship simply as an individual but as a family. We go together as the congregation which is called by …

A new Vatican document describes how the “Anglican heritage” of the Catholic Church’s ordinariates makes a “distinctive contribution” to its evangelization.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — A bishop’s golden crosier, or hooked staff symbolizing his office, found in a Minnesota scrapyard has drawn the man who discovered it into a journey …

“Are we willing to be the one who turns back, the one who gives thanks, and in doing so draws near to Christ and to each other?”

“Let us be inspired by the witness of the saints who served Christ in the most needy and followed him on the path of humility and self-denial.”

Poverty is a challenge not only for those who believe in God, he said, urging “heads of state and the leaders of nations to listen to the cry of the …

In many ways, the church is always a “construction site” where God is constantly shaping its members who must dig deep, but work patiently, Pope Leo XIV said.

During his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI said that there was one prayer that he wished all Catholics would learn to use. Can you guess what it is?