Pope Francis recognized this Armenian saint for his deep theological insights — yet many Catholics still don’t know his name.

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter ... In the 17th century, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Bernini to create an elaborate reliquary to ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin ... It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by Pope Gregory XI, then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V ...

Deacon Don Huntley leads midday prayer at a Feb. 21 Jubilee session for deacons at Rome’s Church of St. Gregory VII. (Father Parker Sandoval) “What is amazing for everyone to see is that despite the ...

The Order of St Gregory was established on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI. The order is bestowed on Catholic ... held over the weekend of the Feast of Pentecost. Henry Carlon has led a ...

For St. Gregory of Narek, prayer was a conversation between a sinner and a merciful God — one we can still join today.

A 1994 file photo of Mother Teresa. VATICAN—Pope Francis onadded the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial.

In the collect for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the church prays to God ... Many of us have been praying for the health of Pope Francis in recent days, as he has been hospitalized ...

Parishioners at Rockford’s Cathedral of St. Peter are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as they begin the Lenten Season, which is a time of repentance and spiritual preparation for ...

Church leaders in India have welcomed the Vatican's decision to add the feast of St. Teresa of Kolkata to the universal liturgical ... The archbishop was responding to the Feb. 11 Vatican decree that ...

after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the physician as Venezuela’s first saint. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Father Gregory Lobo wears a chasuble designed with an image of Dr. Jose Gregorio ...