This year the Catholic Church is living between two great Jubilees of St. Thomas Aquinas — the 750th of his death (1274) and the 800th of his birth (1225). His philosophical and theological works are ...

In 1998, during a pilgrimage to venerate the Holy Shroud in Turin, Italy, our pilgrimage also went to Milan. Among the sites we visited was the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Bambina – the miraculous ...

On Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Catholics believe that in order to prepare Mary for becoming the mother of Christ, God allowed her to be the first woman ...

My grade school (which I’ve mentioned in previous Scripture reflections) had an Advent/Christmas concert of sorts called the Service of Lights. It began with one student singing “O Come, O Come, ...

Just over two weeks before celebrating the birth of Jesus, Catholics will celebrate Thursday God enabling Jesus’ mother Mary to be conceived free of sin. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a ...

Mosaic tiles depicting the Immaculate Conception and various saints are seen in the Trinity Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The feast of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary reminds individuals to strive to be in a state of grace and to be holy, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday. The vice ...

Nearly six years ago, a parish started by black Catholics in the 1940s merged with a Catholic church founded by German settlers in the 1840s. Now, that Erie congregation will merge with a ...

St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception held their Easter Vigil Saturday night in Northwest Portland. The service, called The Vigil in the Holy Night, is part of Holy Week, and featured a ...