Everything that the church celebrates in Mary proclaims the saving identity of her Son. His grace triumphed, but not without ...

DUPONT — In April 1916, Holy Mother of Sorrows Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) became a part of the Greater Pittston area. Now, the church is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary ...

"Though still a virgin she carried a child in her womb, and the handmaid and work of his wisdom became the Mother of God." St. Ephraim of Syria, "Songs of Praise," c ...

Yocheved, the mother of Moses, merits nary a mention after her son grows up. When Israel’s future liberator was born, she daringly defied Pharoah by hiding the boy in a basket of reeds set upon the ...

Mother Angelica, foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), CNA’s parent company, once offered helpful advice for Holy Week. In a program broadcast in March 1994 before Easter, Mother ...

“To celebrate Mary as Mother of God and our mother at the beginning of the new year means recalling a certainty that will accompany our days: we are a people with a Mother; we are not orphans.” Image ...

PUNE, India (RNS) — The revered guru Swami Vivekananda, whose spiritual writings have inspired Hindus and non-Hindus of all ages from the East to the West, would have turned 160 years old on Friday ...

Winter is on in Russia, or rather the foretaste of Russian winter. Not the hard frost that freezes away all moisture, but rain mixed with snow wind-driven against you. You can still stand outside for ...

With Pentecost, the Easter season ends and Ordinary time resumes. We might say that the mysteries we have been absorbing these past 50 days now become an "ordinary" part of our lives. Baptism means ...