Q: If the church’s new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is the secular New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) a holy day of obligation? A: You are ...
This year, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a holy day of obligation, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent. So, are Catholics obligated to go to Mass twice? The answer is yes. The ...
Traveling for Holy Week? Trying to find opportunities for confession and adoration? Or returning to Mass and yearning to reconnect with the Lord on Easter Sunday? Chances are your search will lead to ...
Pope Leo XIV closed the final "Holy Door" in St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday, the day of Epiphany, signalling the end ...
The proposal comes amid renewed tensions following Pope Francis’ 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, which significantly ...
Just as the nation's founders relied on God's providence, so too must all those serving in the U.S. legal profession and government today depend on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, said the homilist ...
Closing Mass at the Cathedral marks the end of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, led by Archbishop Pérez and celebrating “Pilgrims ...
Filipino Catholics gathered Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, for a lively, colorful community tradition. The prayerful event at ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is a rite seen only once every 25 years. Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a ...