On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of 2026, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary ...

The Pope encouraged an honest examination of conscience, calling the faithful to reflect on God’s action over the past year, ...

COMMENTARY: The Church pauses in prayerful awe, looking at the year that has passed in the light of Christ and entrusting the year to come to divine Providence.

I think non-Christians can be given a little slack for being a bit incredulous about the dogmatic claims of Christmas.

"Only God's grace can close the infinite distance between us and God, and that is precisely what God did at Christmas," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.

In a homily delivered at the final liturgy of the year, Pope Leo reflects on “the mystery of Christ, which points to a plan ...

The path to conversion, the door to God's mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three m ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the ...

“Known for his empathetic love and care for others, President Holland embodied a Christ-like spirit of generosity,” the ...

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the occasion of the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Addressing the faithful and pilgrims in ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the first recorded Christmas celebration, the death of "Amazing ...