On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...

The one-man show explores actor/playwright Jay Sefton own experiences with child sexual abuse at the hands of a predatory ...

The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...

Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

LEADER — On Friday, July 24, 2009, Peter Achermann left his Leader home to pick up groceries and his wife's medications in ...

As a teenager, Peter Achermann left war-torn Europe and made a fresh start in the U.S. He had written he hoped for a peaceful ...

a collection of 14 images which are to be found in virtually all Catholic churches. The Way of Light (Via Lucis) celebrates the most joyful time in the Christian liturgical year, the fifty days ...

Jennifer Mauro Managing Editor Catholic Star Herald I consider myself a resilient person. But lately, my resilience has been ...

After the forecast was made, club members and Phil posed for photos with people from the crowd ... “Just like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, there's only one.” There have been Groundhog Day events ...

WHAT is the point of a Lent book? I suppose there is more than one answer to that: to quicken the soul, to awaken the ...

While Catholics and Protestants celebrate Lent; observing Lent is more popular among Catholic believers ... the Friday 9 days before Easter. Eastern churches call this period the 'Great Lent'.” Photo ...