The notion that people who get government benefits should prove that they deserve them, ideally through paid labor, is now centuries old. This conviction underlay the Victorian workhouses in ...

Far from being a moment of loss, the Ascension opens up a joyful reality: Christ is closer than ever, not limited by space or ...

St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the eternal ‘After Easter’ joy of heaven.

Starting from the Jerusalem Temple, Gospel joy moves from its own center out to the nations.

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general ...

For centuries, there have been debates on the location of where Jesus had performed his miracle of turning water into wine.

The Diocese of Fall River has announced parish closures and mergers in New Bedford and Westport due to low attendance. Here's what we know.

The 2016 election wasn’t the first occasion on which Donald Trump had considered running to be president of the United States ...