The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have offered a ...

ASSISI, Italy Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic ... icon the first time she went to the shrine and keeps it glued to her cash register ...

This Sunday holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as believers celebrate Palm Sunday ...

The authors of a book published Thursday said the Vatican knew about sexual abuse allegations against French charity icon Abbe Pierre as early as the 1950s.

Pope Francis’s tweaks are mostly focused on simplifying the ceremonies and eliminating unnecessary ornamentation. For example, he requested that the Vatican use just one coffin for the body of a ...

Fire hits Saint Edmund Church in Queens on Holy Saturday, injuring two firefighters and causing extensive damage before ...

After a 12-hour flight, I found myself standing with throngs of Catholic faithful ... Roman church called Saint Mary Major, where he often would go to pray in front of an icon of the Virgin ...

Carlo Acutis spent much of his short life spreading the Catholic faith online - Copyright AFP Tiziana FABI Carlo Acutis spent much of his short life spreading the ...

All eyes turned to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the heart of the Catholic Church and home ... With dignity, but like any other Christian,” he states. Saint Mary Major is the most significant ...

Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen ...

Every year at our Vigil of All Saints ... place where some icons or other sacred images have been prepared and decorated.) Ushers direct the clergy from the sanctuary, the religious, and then ...

The woman who wiped Jesus’ face is commonly known as Veronica, derived from the Latin “vera icona,” meaning “true icon ... a colossal statue of the saint by Francesco Mochi situated ...