Faithful pray for migrants, discuss their plight at ‘Mass for Migrants’

The first Friday of the 2015 Lenten season had local Catholics reflecting on death and its prevention for the countless immigrants longing for U.S. soil.

‘Social Bud’ earns Notre Dame Prep team national award

They won the Audience Impact Award for what's envisioned as a forthcoming app and website.

Cave Creek parish embarks on new $20M church, school expansion

CAVE CREEK — St. Gabriel the Archangel, a parish in the heart of a steadily growing area that includes a large percentage of young families, will open an expanded school in late 2020 and a new church about a year later.

Anthology on mercy reflects on jubilee year

The book categorizes mercy in every form: hopeful mercy, personal mercy, tireless mercy, enduring mercy, empathetic mercy, triumphant mercy, and many more, so that we can see that the truth of mercy is meant to envelop our lives completely and become a part of who we are as Christians.

Feast of St. Francis of Paola

Francis of Paola founded a religious order at a young age and sought to revive the practices of the earliest monks during a period of corruption in the Church.

Vietnamese priest serves villagers quarantined for coronavirus

The government sealed off the 10,600-member commune 27 miles from Hanoi for 20 days Feb. 13 due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 strain. There were five confirmed patients Feb. 19.

Media literacy skills for Catholics

With an average consumption of over 12 hours of electronic mass media daily in the U.S., they're vital skills to have and use.

Blood of Naples’ patron liquefies during pope’s visit to cathedral

At the end of Pope Francis' spontaneity-filled meeting with priests, seminarians and religious in the cathedral of Naples, the vial of dried blood of the city's patron saint appeared to miraculously liquefy.

Pope launches ‘Share the Journey’ campaign [VIDEO]

The Church is re-energizing its efforts to welcome refugees and migrants through its "Share the Journey" aimed at personally knowing the people and their struggle.

Be servants to one another, pope tells prisoners before washing feet

ROME (CNS) — Jesus’ gesture of washing His disciples’ feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that all Christians, especially bishops, must imitate, Pope Francis told hundreds of inmates and prison employees on Holy Thursday.