The King made a quip about living "long enough" to see a tree he planted grow on the final day of his Italian state visit. Charles, 76, cracked the joke as he met representatives of the Circular ...

Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use ... usually fir or spruce, a 4-candle holder in a wreath shape, and 4 candles, 3 of purple and 1 of rose or pink, 1 each for the four weeks of ...

May Respicio of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Laura Voyatzis of St. James Church in Falls Church and Judy Best of the ...

“Inspiring” and “beautiful” does not capture the experience of the people who attend: somehow, the Vigil gives us a taste of great riches of the Catholic tradition - a taste for which most ...

Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and ...

As grieving family members prepare for a memorial Mass for Oscar Omar Hernandez, the 13-year-old from Sun Valley who was ...

After more than 25 years in the tavern business, Tony Henry has passed along the reins of the Deer Park Irish Pub to new ...

With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to ...

Father Juan Manjarrez, pastor of St. Edward Church, dedicates months to painting his parish's Paschal candle by hand, ...

On Long Island, Catholic Charities over the decades has helped thousands of refugees in the program from Afghanistan, Cuba, Kosovo, Iraq, Ukraine, Vietnam and other countries, Newsday has reported.