Belief in eternal life, the pope said, "is not an illusion for soothing the pain of our separation from loved ones, nor is it mere human optimism. Instead, it is the hope founded on the Resurrection ...

Pope Leo XIV declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church, also declaring the saint co-patron with St. Thomas Aquinas of the church’s educational mission.

It seems unusual that our church liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are back-to-back. But that is precisely the situation with the solemnity of All Saints, a liturgical ...

Mary Weyrens Tasto, a beloved St. Cloud figure, passed away at 84, remembered for her community spirit, work in education, and cherished family moments. A heartfelt Mass is planned soon.

It seems unusual that the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are ...

Each year, All Souls’ Day and the Month of All Souls renew age-old questions about life, death and the mystery that unites both. In popular culture, ghosts are often imagined as spirits trapped ...

The US-born pope is making his first overseas visit since becoming head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics in May.

The schedule and logos of the pope’s first international apostolic journey have been made public. In Iznik, a prayer will be ...

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and ...

Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut that killed over 200 people during his first foreign ...

The historic meeting and prayer service was also publicly lamented by the Orange Order, an international Protestant fraternal ...

Although Charles has met the last three popes, and Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI travelled to Britain, their previous encounters never included joint prayers. The King and ... afternoon to ...