As we approach the closing of the Jubilee Year of Hope called by the late Pope Francis, we are reminded that missionaries are ...

Each Sunday and solemnity, following a period of reflection after the homily, we recite or chant the Creed. There are two ...

Twenty-five years ago, I had a prayer experience that I return to annually at Advent. At the time, I was a novice Catholic ...

If you're not careful, planning a wedding can easily become a full-time job. But when you already have a full-time job and ...

In August, the stuffy windowless shack next to the food pantry at St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy had its windows boarded up and its siding peeling away. The shack was built in the 19 ...

The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Dec. 14, as w ...

NEWTON -- "It's fairly light," says Edward, a sixth grader at Jackson Walnut Park School in Newton, about the cello he's lugging on his back. "It's not that heavy. It's just very awkward to carry." ...

Archbishop Richard G. Henning has appointed Msgr. Robert Oliver to serve as vicar general and moderator of the curia, effective Dec. 1, 2025. He succeeds Bishop Mark O'Connell, who has served as v ...

The Supreme Court on Dec. 2 heard oral arguments in an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging an investigation by that state's attorney ...

There is beauty and value to friendships. Friends offer support in trials, increase happiness and reduce stress. Some friendships are temporary while others endure a lifetime. As human beings, we are ...

Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for differences as the only paths to peace. Spending time ...

Pope Leo XIV ended his stay in Lebanon with what he termed "a heartfelt appeal: may the attacks and hostilities cease." "We must recognize that armed struggle brings no benefit," he said at the Beirut ...