A painting on the altar of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, in Rome (iStock/PaoloGaetano) The second year of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival is in full swing, and the National ...

Cardinal Robert Sarah has made additional comments about the so-called ad orientem (or eastward) direction for the Eucharistic Prayer, wherein priest and people all face one direction for the canon of ...

The prayer was the culmination of a worldwide day of fasting, prayer, and penance for peace in the world called for by the Pope amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pope ...

The 31st annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, leaders, families, and the Church will take place Oct. 20–28 beginning with a three-day virtual event and ending with a full ...

ROME – Pope Francis has again broken with the practice of his predecessors, walking the full length of an annual 1.5 kilometer (mile-long) procession from one Roman basilica to another. The ...

The second principal part of the Sunday Mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Some readers may recall that this was once ...

Five minutes from here, the landscape is all ash and ruin. But inside this small chapel, there is a kaleidoscope of stained-glass light and a single man sitting bathed in that light. The man is ...

Caption - Pope Francis pauses in prayer in front of a statue of Mary after celebrating Mass in Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The National ...

The spiritual life is rich, beautiful, and complex. Nothing can exhaust the spiritual treasury of the Church or the soul that seeks union with God. Nothing can quench the desire within the human heart ...

(RNS) — The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops’ fight ...

When Pope Francis called for a worldwide consultation of lay Catholics about their concerns as part of the synod on synodality, U.S. bishops responded less than enthusiastically. Instead, the U.S.

Pope Francis consecrated the Church and the world to the Blessed Virgin Mary in a Eucharistic adoration prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, Oct. 27, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas ...