VATICAN— During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership. “Brothers and ...

"Isn't it interesting that, of all things, the pope would give us, precisely at this moment, an encyclical on the Sacred ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Second Thessalonians deals with the issues that Paul brought up in his initial communication to this congregation. His main ...

The 13 Pauline Epistles make up the most books contributed by a single author to the New Testament — although scholars ...

As Catholics prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 5, Church leaders are reminding their flocks that voting isn’t our only ...

Father Bednar proffered his view that praying the St. Michael Prayer after Mass “ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a ...

For example, St Irenaeus (130-202) ‘explained that he had learned the faith from St. Polycarp of Smyrna who in turn had learned from St. John the Apostle.’ Aquilina lists the criteria by which ...

Sincerely praying for your friends, when you can't directly help them, is one of the best ways to support them. May God answer your prayers when they are truly from the heart. Almighty and eternal God ...

Saint Demetrios (or Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular Christian saints not only in Greece but across the Orthodox Christian world, with millions of people bearing his name, in all ...

Give us the words that we need to praise you always. With the help and through the prayers of your mother. You who are blessed throughout the ages. Amen. Behold the Cross Behold the Cross of the Lord!

And it’s important to remember the reality into which we will speak our prayers. Consider Psalm 121:1-2. In the ESV translation, it begins, “I lift my eyes up to the hills.” Notice the “h ...