14+ hour, 52+ min ago   (277+ words) On Aug. 25, the Church celebrates a King of France, who is the only French monarch to be venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church – St. Louis IX. In 1234, when he was 20 years old, Louis married Margaret of Provence, who…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (311+ words) On Aug. 22, the Church celebrates the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954. The memorial feast commemorates Mary’s participation in the glorious and universal Kingdom of God through her special role in Christ’s Redemption. During…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (234+ words) On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Pope Leo XIV announced that he would begin a new series of talks dedicated to the documents of the Second Vatican Council during his weekly general audiences. The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (238+ words) The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 is typically observed as a Holy Day of Obligation, requiring the faithful to attend Mass. However, because Aug. 15 falls on a Saturday in 2026, the obligation to attend Mass…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (854+ words) On Saturday, July 25, four Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation made their perpetual profession of vows during a Mass for the Rite of Perpetual Religious Profession at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. In front of fellow Nashville Dominicans, priests,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (212+ words) On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Pope Leo XIV announced that he would begin a new series of talks dedicated to the documents of the Second Vatican Council during his weekly general audiences. The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, was…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) On Aug. 2, the Church celebrates a French priest who fostered a devotion to eucharistic adoration and founded the religious orders of the Priests of the Blessed Sacrament and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament – St. Peter Julian Eymard. Peter Julian…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (525+ words) Father Francis Appreh, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in North Nashville, has said that, without a doubt, his 28th birthday was the best of his life. It was on that same day, July 20, 1996, that he was ordained a priest…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Pope Leo XIV announced that he would begin a new series of talks dedicated to the documents of the Second Vatican Council during his weekly general audiences. The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (293+ words) For his August prayer intention, Pope Leo XIV is inviting the faithful to pray for the evangelization of the city. This intention recognizes the spiritual needs of those living in big cities who feel alone and isolated. The video shows…...