For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

Delve into the mystery surrounding the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, and see how the circumstances of his death have ...

VATICAN CITY — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.

Pope Leo's quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of ...

Just as the pope granted honors to a building that has served the Diocese of Winona, he has granted honors to several priests in recognition of their service. Bishop John Quinn took time at the ...

A botanical reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms can be seen in this photo taken in May 2025 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/courtesy of the office governing Vatican City State) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ...

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Invocation O good Jesus, make me a priest after your own heart. Prayer to Jesus Christ Most beloved Jesus, with a singular benevolence you have called me ...

Remember, O most loving heart of Jesus, that they for whom I pray are those for whom you prayed so earnestly the night before your death. These are they to whom you look to continue with you in ...

We have heard that the soul never dies and keeps reincarnating in one form or another but in Hindu mythology it is believed that some beings continue to live in the same form across the ages Lord Hanu ...