Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Raised without faith, Stephen Williams embraced Zen Buddhism before a surprising encounter led him to Catholicism and Opus ...

A briefcase may be needed to carry the following items: White stole (for the priest or deacon) Holy water sprinkler Ritual, or card with prayers Crucifix ... The sick person answers "Amen." ...

After the customary greetings, the penitent crosses himself ... and of the Holy Spirit. The penitent answers: "Amen." The priest dismisses the penitent with this or any of the alternative ...

Most of the documents that Peron would have arranged were issued through the International Red Cross and the Vatican ... aided by Alois Karl Hudal an Austrian Catholic Bishop based in Rome ...

Has a kicker ever meant more to an NFL city? Justin Tucker arrived in Baltimore in the spring of 2012, as the city was still reeling from a missed field goal and a lost trip to the Super Bowl for its ...

LEADER — On Friday, July 24, 2009, Peter Achermann left his Leader home to pick up groceries and his wife's medications in Staples. He was never seen again.

As a teenager, Peter Achermann left war-torn Europe and made a fresh start in the U.S. He had written he hoped for a peaceful ...

Pope Benedict said the Church "cannot allow its message to be outside the spaces in which numerous young people navigate in search of answers and of meaning for ... "I dare to summon the whole Church ...

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch ...

I felt the urge to watch 28 Days Later on Tuesday. In case you don’t recognize the title, it’s a 2002 movie about a man – Jim ...

Family Honor provides parents with the confidence to talk about chastity, giving their children a foundation for a virtuous life.