4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (955+ words) (RNS) " "Paris is well worth a Mass" was reportedly the attitude of King Henry IV when he was trying to secure the French throne. As a result, he converted from Protestantism to Catholicism in 1593." Today, the Eucharist, which is supposed…...

1+ day, 45+ min ago   (773+ words) The parish priest celebrating the Mass, the Rev. Vitaliano Della Sala, said in his Monday (Feb. 2) homily that "the Juta is a celebration of the encounter between the human and the divine," stressing that these occasions are more important now…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1022+ words) (The Conversation) " On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed for the first time ever in February 2026, at the Basilica of San Francesco. Millions of visitors are…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (987+ words) As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. He directed the choir, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood. And as of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (362+ words) Meloni, for her part, tried to tamp down the outcry and make light of it. The basilica is located on one of Rome's fanciest piazzas just down the block from the Spanish Steps. It was consecrated in 440 by Pope Sixtus…...

1+ week, 13+ min ago   (418+ words) The church, a Southern Baptist congregation, condemned the demonstration, saying protesters had "accosted members of our congregation, frightened children, and created a scene marked by intimidation and threat." Other Christian leaders also rebuked the protesters, calling their actions "unspeakably evil,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (704+ words) Watch the full conversation, or read the transcript below, which has been excerpted and edited for clarity. Niala Boodhoo: First, I want to check in. Imam, your mosque is close to where Renee Good was killed. How are you doing?...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (822+ words) (The Conversation) " The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story " from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian " deserves to be a staple of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (378+ words) (RNS) " As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the life and witness of the Rev. Pauli Murray come powerfully to mind. "I want to see America be what she says she is in the Declaration of Independence…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (645+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " Though no official date has been made public by the Holy See, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his desire to visit Algeria this year, a trip that would make him the first pontiff to travel to the…...