This year, since March 25 is Holy Monday on the Roman calendar, the liturgical celebration of the Annunciation will be observed on Monday, April 8.
How are bishops selected?
Let’s take a closer look at the complex undertaking of choosing a new bishop, one which originates with the needs of a local diocese and extends all the way to the desk of the pope.
Analysis: Major changes in store for Latin Church in US as bishop appointments stall
Change looms on the horizon for the American hierarchy. And the anticipation continues to build as the appointment of Latin Church bishops in the United States has seriously stalled out over the last year or so.
Commoditization of funeral industry is hurting Catholic Church
With fewer wakes, and with fewer clergy attending them, aren’t we missing out on a vital pastoral dimension of funerals?
Stations of the Cross help us make sense of suffering
Christ’s cross makes sense of our own, hence the universal appeal of popular devotions like the Stations of the Cross.
St. John Neumann: A saint for Catholic teachers and former Baltimore pastor
St. John Neumann excelled in the virtues, most notably humility, without which he said “other virtues could be neither genuine nor permanent.”
Shields, symbols and saints: What is heraldry in the Catholic Church?
Steeped in tradition, ecclesiastical heraldry is a regulated system of self-identification, adopted by the church from medieval society, which operates as a science and an art form with its own rules and regulations.
A eucharistic word: tabernacle
The Eucharist is the key to open up the tabernacle of our hearts and let Christ live in the world.
Legendary Irish Catholic singer reflects on role of faith in music
The singer’s Catholic culture is often evident on his social media, and Daniel O’Donnell regularly lends his musical talents at his parish, where he often sings in the choir when he’s not on the road.
‘Longing’: Learning about Eucharistic desire from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The newly redesigned Elizabeth Ann Seton museum has much to offer any pilgrim.
USCCB president on his relationships with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pierre, the synod’s influence and Bishop Strickland’s status
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio is just beginning his second year of his three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The gravity of Gettysburg, through the heart of a child
When it comes to introducing children to history, you are not just dealing with facts and trivia; you’re introducing young minds to the reality of the human condition — that celebrating the greatest of human achievements is good, but that we must acknowledge and recognize the worst of human behavior.