Muslims believe Hajj offers a chance to wipe clean past sins and start anew before Allah. Additionally, the act of performing ...

One recent morning on Chicago’s southwest side, the manager of a Mexican grocery store began the day posted at the front door ...

Lent gets its name from a word meaning “springtime,” the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening ...

Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, addresses the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Feb. 28, 2025. (photo: EWTN News / ...

Pointing to the holy life of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, the Pope said liturgists must not neglect their ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

Father Edward Friel takes a photo at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome with a pilgrimage cross that has been prayed ...

In a conversation with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on “Preach,” James Hanvey, S.J., reflects on the universal appeal of Ash ...

In his new book, Believe, Ross Douthat contends that religious faith provides necessary social cohesion and personal meaning.

VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...

Francis approved the canonization of two Venezuelan and Italian laymen who died in the early 20th century, while authorizing the first steps towards sainthood for three 19th century priests from Spain ...