At age 73, Gary Toney joined the Catholic Church on Easter in Washington DC. For Eastertide, Toney and his wife, Laureen Toney, had planned to travel to Rome this week for the Jubilee. So there ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.

Bishop of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Rt Rev Prof Godfrey Onah ... not just sending them mere Easter wishes. Onah, who likened the sufferings of Christians to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ ...

It’s not just any place of worship. In the Catholic Church, The pope can designate a cathedral as a basilica if it has a special significance. Our Lady of Peace is home to relics of Saint Damien ...

At St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in West Baltimore, the pastor’s message on Easter was to be familiar, but with an added twist: The resurrection of Christ should inspire the congregants in ...

The aroma of warm, freshly baked bread filled the packed room where Catholic Charities in Santa Maria held a special Easter distribution for some of its youngest clients April 17 at the Knights of ...

Easter Sunday is the "feast of feasts" in the Catholic Church, often referred to as the "greatest day of celebration", and it is preceded by a period of fasting, prayer, and penance during Lent.

A Catholic church in Queens was engulfed in flames less than 24 hours before worshippers were set to gather for Easter Sunday mass. The fire broke out at Saint Edmund Church of the Holy Trinity ...

Thousands of Filipino Catholic faithful attended Easter Sunday rites in Quezon City at the culmination of Holy Week celebrations. The pre-dawn procession of Salubong sees the reenactment of the ...