For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the ...

If they ever fear that love has gone forever, love has not left. Even in death, life is changed, but not ended. Love never leaves.

Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling ...

Lk 24:46-53 It took a while for me to learn why the ascension of Jesus mattered. I mean, on the surface it seems a funny t ...

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and ...

DROMAHAIR Cycle in Honour of Conor In memory of Conor Torsney, family and friends will embark on a 90km cycle taking in parts of Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo on June 14. Please support our cyclists.

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's ...

A Canaletto painting from the "high point" of his career is on the block at Christie's Old Masters in July and is estimated at $26 million.

Antetokounmpo might be older and less of a shooter than the ideal co-star for Wemby, but any time there's a chance to pair one once-in-a-generation talent with another, you make that move. Plus, the ...

The Procession During the festival, the seventeenth-century statue of the saint embarks on a solemn procession through the main streets of San Michele in the province of Caltanissetta. The eve of the ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...