Opening prayer – to be prayed before each day’s special prayer Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest your shining with life, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of ...

The Father is my hope. The Son is my refuge. The Holy Spirit is my protector. Glory to the holy and undivided Trinity, now and for ever. Let us praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; let ...

Pope Francis has declared the year 2025 as a Jubilee year—a holy period dedicated to renewal, reflection, and grace within the Catholic Church. Jubilees are observed every 25 years, and the theme for ...

The Catholic Church is not financially benefitting from federal migrant service grants despite claims to the contrary.

Special events at Southern Tier parishes noted the March for Life, Jubilee Year 2025, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ...

Public rosaries to pray for the sick will be held 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at St. Clement Roman Catholic Church, 114 Lindberg Ave., Upper Yoder Township, and noon Feb. 15 in the St. Anne Shrine at St. John ...

whether this past year brought you success, fulfillment, and joy, or you faced grief, setbacks, and struggle, New Year prayers are a great way to give thanks for the past year, seek guidance for the ...

Perhaps the largest U.S. assembly of those dedicated to carrying out the social ministry and teaching of the church, the ...

Interfaith Prayer Meeting for the Eradication of Terrorism ... Charles Lwanga Cathedral, marking the diocesan opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year, launched in Rome by Pope Francis December 24.

John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic President of the United States, inaugurated a new era in the history of American Catholicism. The same could be said for the second Catholic president ...

Don’t judge someone until you are willing to walk a mile in his shoes. However, its power never diminishes. The biblical term for seeking to feel or connect with another is “compassion.” The original ...