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The episode related in today’s gospel occurs in all three synoptics but there is one detail in Luke’s account that is unique to him. Having described how ...

The persecution of Christians in Syria, such as the suicide bombing that killed 25 at a Damascus Orthodox church in June, is ...

The recent conclave and election of a new Pope drew the world’s attention to the papacy, the oldest, continuously existing, “as well as arguably the most ...

Father Daniel J. Roberts was joined by family, friends, fellow priests, bishops and seminarians as he celebrated his first ...

By Edoardo Giribaldi Pope Leo XIV presided over the celebration of Sunday's Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of ...

Pope Leo XIV warned against the risk of “falling into a rut, a routine, a tendency to follow the same old pastoral plans ...

On June 29, the Orthodox Church marks the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, two of the most important figures in early Christianity. The day is shared by both saints, whose lives and missions ...

Leo XIV led the Mass in St Peter's that concluded the Jubilee of priests. Some of the new priests come from India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and South Korea. The pontiff calls for forgiveness, se ...

On this Sunday's Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Church honors two saints who responded to the Lord's call to ...

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.

As we entrust the beginning of this new pontificate to the intercession of the Apostle of the Gentiles, let us reflect together on that message. St. Paul starts by saying that he received from God the ...