The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a blessing to our home. It reminds us of all that is beautiful, all that is filled with the gentleness and the ...

The manger scene has a special place near the Christmas tree or in another place where family members can reflect and pray during the Christmas season. It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or ...

Gwen Stefani faced backlash from some of her fans after she recently spoke out about her Catholic faith and her partnership with the prayer and meditation app Hallow. The 55-year-old singer first ...

Today, March 13, marks the 12th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the 265th successor of St. Peter. As he enters the 13th year of his ministry as bishop of Rome, Francis is not in the ...

Michael Wagner and his pregnant wife, Joanne, were traveling to the March for Life in Washington in 1976 when she — and their unborn baby — died unexpectedly, leaving him to raise their 12 ...

In recent years, America has covered extensively the major shifts and trends happening across the Catholic Church in the United States, including the rising presence and influence of Latino Catholics.

LONDON — Catholics in England and Wales have launched a Rosary crusade in an attempt to defeat an assisted-suicide bill currently passing through the U.K. Parliament. Led by the lay Catholic ...

Response specialists from Samaritan's Purse Canada have touched down in Myanmar to offer life-saving support to those affected by the massive earthquake that struck March 28.

Ana Luisa Martinez has always loved the Blessed Virgin Mary, but that love grew much deeper when she and her husband took ...