Duncan Stroik, a leading figure of the traditional sacred architecture revival in the U.S., leans over his firm’s latest ...

There was a time when the Sick Call Set was a standard item in many local Catholic households. The housewife might not remember exactly what shelf it was on, but she was confident there was one in the ...

Holy water is also removed from the fonts in ... and His blood protects us from the angel of death. Jesus died on the cross and was buried before sunset. So Friday was first day that Jesus lay ...

The Christian loves to follow the Way of the Cross in the Savior's footsteps. The Stations, from the Prætorium to Golgotha and the tomb, trace the passion and death of Christ, who by his holy ...

Students at Holy Cross School recently shared their hopes and prayers for Pope Leo XIV in a wall display of "Hopes for the New Pope." ...

NORTHBOROUGH — As Liam Daly drives into school each day, the Worcester Academy baseball player passes by the picturesque Holy Cross campus via backroads from his home in Paxton. “It’s a ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

Stations of the Cross, Rosary, Seven Last Words will be held 1:30 p.m. (livestreamed); Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Procession at 3 p.m. (livestreamed) March 30 – Holy Saturday ...

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...

VATICAN CITY — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.

Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the ...

Chrism Mass is celebrated during Holy Week. This Mass ... who offers His sacrifice on the altar of the cross and institutes its memorial at the Last Supper; the priesthood of bishops and priests ...