While ambiguities and difficulties in the relationship between Jews and Catholics persist, the Second Vatican Council’s ...

As I look back, I am so glad I lived through the pre-Vatican II church ... after Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. I was blessed to have Jesuit instructors at St. Peter ...

A downtown Joliet Catholic church that served the city's Italian population for many decades, St. Anthony's was closed last ...

St. John Bosco (1815-1888 ... young people into blindly following the rules. Catholic schools, supported by the examples upheld in the domestic church, form saints who desire to seek union ...

Then, on Oct. 28, the Church will commemorate the 60th anniversary ... not the least of which is the person and history of Pope St. John XXIII. This is a story worth knowing and telling.

Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth place: Marktl am Inn, Germany Birth name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Father: ...

The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He is known for his “epic-sized” portraits of figures such as Chairman Mao, St. Pope John Paul II, Bruce ...

Champion High School National Honor Society students are hosting a cash and toy drive during the month of March to benefit ...

Even though we still have plenty of winter left, Canal Winchester officials are busy planning a popular spring event.

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... by St. James for the Antiochaian church, but modified by St. Basil (329-379) and St. John Chrysostom ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets ... As pope from 1978-2005, John Paul II saw the rise of the internet and was quick to see its potential for church communication. In 2002, he announced ...

“In the crisis John XXIII uses his enormous diplomatic talents,” church historian Alberto Melloni told The Associated Press. “He knows he cannot press the Catholic Kennedy, and that he ...