The Knights of Columbus are inviting the faithful to take part in a novena to the Sacred Heart dedicated to the intentions of Pope Leo XIV.

When I first started blogging many moons ago, I shared a similar series with printable Christmas stories and a craft. The stories are still there for printing off, but just try not to look at the ...

The Grand Novena prayers for the Gundala Lurthu Maatha Mahotsavalu (Lourdes Mother Celebrations), one of South India’s largest Catholic pilgrimage events, commenced on Friday evening with great ...

Draped in white attire, people attended prayers and midnight mass, following the Julian calendar. Despite recent earthquakes, which have displaced many, Ethiopians celebrated with family feasts ...

In Goa's Panaji, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church was decked out with lights, stars, and Christmas cribs. In the capital city of Chennai, special prayers were offered at Santhome ...

Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the "cruelty" of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza. "Let the ...

Kolkata's churches are alive with Christmas preparations, from illuminated facades and nativity cribs to special prayer services and community events. St. Andrew's, St. John's, Duff Church ...

One of the messages of Christmas is the good news of peace; if not in the world, then at least among those of goodwill. Are we people of goodwill? Truly? Can we make it our prayer this Christmas ...

Each year, for some time now, the editors at the Hattiesburg American have been kind enough to let me share a Christmas or New Year’s prayer, and for that I am most grateful. “Oh God ...

A prayer has been offered at the Clonard Novena in west Belfast urging the Virgin Mary to intervene and ensure England do not win the Euros. The light-hearted prayer was read out in the Clonard ...

A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine days ... which is celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas, and encourages the faithful to meditate and reflect on the Holy Family ...