Choosing the right altar cloth is a crucial aspect for any church or chapel. It is not just a decorative element, but a ...

Abstaining from meat in Baltimore or the greater Chesapeake region seemed to be a distinct non-hardship if you were not ...

Catholics usually go on a Visita Iglesia on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. This means visiting seven churches in one day.

The Viernes Dolores procession was held Friday night at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila. Images of Mater ...

In a message circulated during the ongoing austere season of Lent, the church's 'Care for Creation' cell, a parish group that promotes an environment-friendly lifestyle, has urged its members to ...

Few were more adventurous in these quests for the unconventional than Robert Mallary who, one Wednesday in May 1962, turned five or six ripped-apart and shredded dinner jackets into this monumental ...

This recipe is part of a Lent 2025 series where National Catholic Reporter staff will share some of their favorite meatless meals. Sign up for the EarthBeat Reflections email newsletter to receive ...

U.S. Catholic leaders are ending their church’s 50-year partnership with the federal government and seeking new ways to help refugees. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference ...

A jubilee year is a time for Catholics to "re-establish a proper relationship with God, one another and with all of creation", according to the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Each jubilee ...

Laetare (“Rejoice”) Sunday was a gracious pause to our Lenten penance. After enjoying its light-heartedness, the Church now doubles down. With the flowers, music and rose vestments of Laetare ...

Clergy from across Philadelphia erected an altar in front of ICE headquarters on Thursday ... New Sanctuary Movement has been alerting church leaders that the change in policy does not mean ICE can ...

Four Delco parishes have come together to celebrate Lent on Tuesday evenings as ... the news people need to know about the Catholic Church, especially in the Philadelphia region, and the ...