Pope Francis uses incense to venerate an image of St. Therese of Lisieux during a prayer vigil in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 1, 2019. Catholics often pray to the saint, popularly known ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Pope Leo proclaimed his first two saints on Sunday, one being the first millennial Saint welcomed into the Catholic Church. Thousands gathered at St. Peter's Square to ...

At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis' life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might ...

Pope Francis has created a new category for beatification, the level immediately below sainthood, in the Catholic Church: those who give their lives for others. This is called "oblatio vitae," the ...

Substantial collection includes key figure of Easter. Clockwise from left: Father Joseph Marquis holds a relic of St. Joseph; Father Mitch Pacwa offers a blessing with a reliquary holding a relic of ...

An abuse survivor group has just chosen several patron saints as "heavenly friends" and guides on the journey to recovery. "Many people find great comfort and strength in developing a relationship ...

American author Raymond Carver once said, "There are cathedrals everywhere, for those with eyes to see," and in the metro-east, that is certainly true. But did you know that in most of these ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

America recently launched a national marketing campaign called #OwnYourFaith. This article is part of a series of essays tackling the questions many Catholics are asking about the church and the world ...

(RNS) — ‘It is embarrassing to many of us that in the church where we worship, there are no United States African American saints recognized by the highest church authorities.’ (RNS) — Frustrated with ...

This portrait represents St. Blaise, a fourth-century martyr from Armenia, who is credited with saving the life of a choking boy and listed among the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saints revered as healers.