Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking ...

COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...

The pontiff addressed a massive crowd, estimated by the Vatican at around 70,000, in St. Peter’s Square on June 7 during a ...

Every year on November 1, many Roman ... of the church deemed to have attained heaven. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, All Saints Day is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

Pentecost is the birthday of the Roman Catholic Church. It always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Northwest — Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School celebrated an early Pentecostal Mass earlier this month. Pentecost is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of the church, often referred to ...

A parish church in Nigeria that was attacked on Pentecost Sunday last year reopened for Easter Sunday Mass on April 9. St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish of the Diocese of Ondo in Nigeria was ...

Pope Francis has said he thinks the Roman Catholic church's ban ... theology or in the spirituality of the church: the apostles or Mary, on the day of Pentecost?' " he said, adding: "It is Mary!" ...