Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican announced. According to Vatican reports, the 88-year-old has been breathless in recent ...

Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand ...

On show days, you’d eat dinner upstairs in the NBC cafeteria. One Saturday early on, Eric Slovin, my friend and writing ...

Easter will be in late April this year, making it one of the latest possible dates for the holiday. Here's how the date for Easter is determined.

Monsignor Richard F. Reidy had just returned to the Diocese of Worcester chancery in Massachusetts last week after a day of skiing at nearby Wachusett Mountain when he got an unexpected phone call. On ...

A new bill proposing Good Friday as Utah's newest legal holiday is introduced to Utah Legislature. What do faith leaders have to say?

Bishop Dennis Sullivan and Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams take a photo with jubilarians after the Mass celebrated Feb. 1 ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

LUCKNOW: More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

You might not know it by name, but chances are you are familiar with the Holy Trinity of cooking if you've ever made a pot of gumbo. This backbone of Cajun and Creole cooking is essential for nailing ...

Much of the Easter season occurs in the second quarter of 2025. Nonetheless, the 47 days following Fat Tuesday will come as ...