Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the walk to Canossa, the birth of George Beverly Shea, and the death of James Caughey.

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall ...

"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution ...

Christians around the world began the liturgical season of Lent. The start of Lent is determined by the date of Easter, which fluctuates from year to year. Easter is determined as ...

The pope made his appeal for peace himself and read his prepared greetings to Italian visitors as well as the short summary of his catechesis in Spanish, but his breathing sounded labored and ...

His official decree suggests individuals abstain “in a spirit of penance, at least for one day of the week from futile distractions (real but also virtual distractions, for example, the use of ...

But temporal punishment can still remain. Ordinarily temporal punishment is satisfied through personal penance; however, indulgences can remove the temporal punishment due to past forgiven sins ...

His official decree suggests individuals abstain “in a spirit of penance, at least for one day of the week from futile distractions (real but also virtual distractions, for example, the use of the ...

“All the faithful, who are truly repentant and free from any affection for sin, who are moved by a spirit of charity and who, during the holy year, purified through the sacrament of penance and ...