Father James Dominic Brent, OP looks into the significance of the prayer in the context of Lent and the mystery of the Holy ...

Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession to Rome's oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate.

Lent 2026 began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, with the distribution of ashes at parishes across the Diocese of Rochester.

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for "the gift of true conversion" at the start of Lent.

It's a common experience for Ash Wednesday that the pews are packed with many attendees, many of whom are unfamiliar to regular parishioners.

Catholics are invited to participate in such initiatives as a collective 250 Hours of Adoration and 250 Works of Mercy.

Barbie” meets “Bridgerton” in "'Wuthering Heights,'" the latest screen version of the beloved 1847 novel by Emily Bronte.

One day, God called his prophet Jonah to go on a mission. “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; for ...

An author paints a portrait of a man whose conviction brought into the open the hidden proceedings of the Second Vatican ...

The Trump administration repealed a landmark scientific finding that was the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation.

Pope Leo pope urged Catholics to embrace abstinence from food, as well as “refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.” ...

Catholic Relief Services remains optimistic about its international missions despite a slash in funding for USAID.