Pope Francis recognized this Armenian saint for his deep theological insights — yet many Catholics still don’t know his name. If you don’t know who St. Gregory of Narek is or never heard of ...

2025 St. Gregory of Narek (945-1003) was a monk who lived in what is now modern-day Turkey. The doctor of the Church (proclaimed so by Pope Francis in 2015) wrote beautifully about the mysteries ...

According to St. Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Thaumaturgus experienced a vision of Our Lady, the first such recorded vision. He wrote a panegyric to Origen, a treatise on the Creed, and a ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and ...

Pope Francis has been pictured for the first time since he was hospitalised over a month ago. The Pontiff has been in ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2025. There are 293 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 13, 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, ...

where he met and befriended St. Gregory of Nazianzus (one of the four great Greek Doctors of the Church). He became the secretary of Pope Damasus, who commissioned the Vulgate from him ...

Rev. Stan Chu Ilo, seen at St. Celestine Church in Elmwood ... African American cardinal in 2020 by Pope Francis. Until his January retirement, Cardinal Gregory was archbishop of Washington ...

Immediately before leaving Rome's Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for double pneumonia and ...

It only took 13 days to name Francis after Benedict's resignation.When a pope is named, they take on a new papal name that replaces their secular name. Francis was the first Francis. The most common ...