Over the centuries, a magnificent monastic complex was built around the Sacred Cave where St. Benedict developed his ...

Similarly, after a restoration of the Pauline Chapel in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a masterful homily on Michelangelo’s work, noting the depiction of the faces of Paul and Peter.

Luisa Arguello, second from right, and other parishioners pray in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Hialeah, Fla., on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm ...

Perpetual adoration, a growing Catholic trend, involves continuous prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. A Holy Year event, "24 hours for the Lord," highlights this practice worldwide this weekend.