Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. This year, Ash Wednesday will be on March 5. Ash Wednesday centres on ...

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, but shows signs of improvement. Vatican officials share updates and the pope's ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

The New Jersey governor’s new budget proposal includes $52 million to fund abortion, reproductive health, and family planning, including a $2 million incentive program designed to bring “reproductive ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous ...

David Solomon, a longtime champion for Catholic identity and the harmony of faith and reason at the University of Notre Dame, ...

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected by Cardinals, not Francis.

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5. The liturgical celebration marks the beginning of the Lenten season for Catholics, which ends on Easter Sunday, April 20. Other Christian churches offer ...

Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

As Pope Francis' health continues to look uncertain, Catholics around the globe are praying for his recovery, including here ...