December 3 is the feast of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missionaries and missions who led an unlikely life of ...

On Dec. 6, Bari, Italy, is filled with “illuminations,” a choreographed display of lights in the narrow streets of the city ...

As a student, St Ignatius asked this question to the learned student and most ambitious companion, St Francis Xavier ...

Father Alexander Mosko last month became the second priest ordained for the Philadelphia Oratory in 35 years – a blessing for the religious community and a joy for Fairmount parishioners.

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...

The film, produced by Vatican Media, the Fabric of St. Peter, and AF Films, will be released in 2026 for the 400th ...

More than 100 churches across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will host celebrations this month marking Simbang Gabi, a ...

Pope Leo XIV said he prayed for peace on a visit to St Francis of Assisi's tomb in the Umbrian town Thursday. At the tomb of St. Francis I prayed for peace," said Leo as he left the monastery of the ...

Matilda of Canossa, Queen Christina of Sweden and Maria Clementina Sobieska. Though separated by centuries, they each engaged with the church at pivotal moments.

The Archdiocese of Bangalore opened the Pope Francis Migrant Centre to support the displaced in Bengaluru, capital of India’s ...

A University of Cambridge historian has uncovered details of a medieval pitchfork-wielding hermit who is venerated by ...

COMMENTARY: In a moment of unexpected grace at Carlo Acutis’ tomb, I learned the truth of Luke 12:12: ‘The Holy Spirit will ...