Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.

By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Each year during our Catholic Messenger subscription drive, I ask our staff to reflect on a ...Read ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger Some parishes, particularly in rural communities, have clustered for years while others are making ...Read More ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism this week that pilgrims will be able to return to the region ...

With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to ...

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, a Wisconsin native, was installed as Milwaukee’s 12th archbishop during a Mass at the Cathedral of ...

JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza ...

Two days earlier, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated an opening Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral for Jubilee Year ...

A woman reacts while leaving a Mass at the Bilbao Cathedral in Spain, March 24, 2023, where forgiveness was asked from victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The Mass was ...

As a Catholic feast day, Jan. 1 has historically ... introducing an optional votive Mass for the observance. What the Church has not observed on Jan. 1 is the beginning of the civil new year.

The High Court ruled in November that Catholic priests are not employees of the church, which is therefore not liable for their sexual abuse of children.Credit: AP The attorneys-general met in ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what ... it attracted the enthusiastic participation of a sliver of the Catholic population. The eucharistic congress served its original ...