The archbishop for the U.S. military services said that it “would be morally acceptable” for troops to disobey orders that go against their conscience as the Trump Administration ramps up its military ...

Addressing the administration of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, Monsignor Morel Diplán clarified public misconceptions regarding ecclesiastical financing. He explicitly stated that the ...

Lent is a 40-day season that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset on Holy Thursday the week before Easter, although ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

Carnival has begun, marking the start of the Easter season. Here’s when Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras and related holidays fall in 2026.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said the Catholic Church is open to establishing a common date of Easter among all Christian churches, echoing one of the aims of the Council of Nicaea that met 1,700 years ...

For Hoai-An Truong and his family, a Holy Week pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi became more than a long-anticipated spiritual journey. It offered a firsthand encounter with Catholic Church history.

How much do you love me? Sixty-two years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King wrote the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Responding to criticism by local clergy, he explained that he had led a peaceful ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome a day after he was bade farewell. A single white ...

Leading up to Easter, I noticed some people in my community were in upbeat moods. During a recent grocery store run, I wore my baby blue sweatshirt with “Jesus” on the back. While waiting for a store ...