The theme of God as shepherd comes through in each of the readings this Sunday. The connection between the divine shepherd ...

Like most people, Msgr. Joseph Prior watched the election of Pope Leo XIV with great interest. He noted how the people in Rome represented the diversity of the universal Church, a theme reflected in ...

May 10—"He's a bridge builder, a peace maker, a holy man," the Rev. Joseph Verespy said, describing the new Pope Leo XIV during a homily at the Parish of St. Nicholas — St. Mary in downtown. "God has ...

The 23rd Psalm, Briggs shows, helps personalize the figure of a divine good shepherd and inspires trust in God’s loving providence. Its imagery not only resonates in hymnody and praise music but also ...

Israel's mission -- to be God's instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6) -- is fulfilled in the Church. By the ...

This weekend, the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter, traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Each year, we ...

Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, reacted to the election of the first U.S.-born pope, ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 after a ...

“God has given us a good shepherd. Thank you, God!” “Amen!” the congregation responded during Friday’s noon-time Mass. It had been less than 24 hours since word had begun to spread that ...