As the church in the United States looks for new ways to foster community, it is helpful to look to the past and understand ...

The second principal part of the Sunday Mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Some readers may recall that this was once ...

Father Wellington Oliveira's father was skeptical of his decision to become a priest. The older Oliveira wanted his son to ...

Every morning, Basilian Salvatorian Father Christopher Sahd wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to pray before he goes outside and looks after the chickens. Sometimes, he will celebrate Mass at a conven ...

Tiphaine Guillabert, the newly minted principal of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus School in Somerville, is a Renaissance woman -- literally. Her dissertation, researched at Paris's ...

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 Jan. 4, as well a ...

Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God's solidarity with every person in need, ...

Recently, I gave two presentations: first at the Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Massachusetts, and the second at Sacred ...

. . . it's worth recalling that the Greek word "martyr" originally means "witnesses." Like the Apostles and the holy women ...

Pope Leo XIV's new message for the Jan. 1 World Day of Peace, released Dec. 18, offers a great deal of food for thought.

The Catholic bishop ministering in Ukraine's only surviving Black Sea port has urged Americans to continue upholding truth ...

Eight centuries ago St. Francis of Assisi came to this hillside village to show the world that God chose to be born among the ...