Born in Lourdes, France, in 1844, St. Bernadette Soubirous suffered from severe asthma and lived in abject poverty. In 1858, she was granted a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a cave on the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes.
In a heartfelt call for greater inclusivity in the Church’s synodal process, Deacon Dominic Cerrato, who was appointed to the 2020 papal commission on women and the diaconate, is drawing attention to the notable absence of the diaconate in the recent 16th
Born in the Philippines in the mid-17th century, Pedro served as a teenage catechist alongside Spanish Jesuit missionaries in the Ladrones Islands (modern Marianas). He preached Christianity to the Chamorro people and helped to baptize infants, children and adults in the area,
Editor’s note: For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Stations of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum. The complete text of the meditations, originally published on the Vatican website, is included below.
Palm Sunday holds a special place in the liturgical year for Catholics worldwide. It marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates the Lord’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As we prepare our hearts for this significant day, Our Sunday Visitor presents the
The Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky chose John 12:24 as the epigraph for his famous novel The Brothers Karamazov. The verse, one of my favorite verses of Scripture, reads, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the
Wife of King Henry I of Germany, Matilda was a Benedictine Oblate and the mother of Otto the Great. Her husband died in 936, and her sons, Otto and Henry, vied for their father’s throne. Matilda supported
Henry’s claim to power. When Otto
“The Chosen” Season 4’s release on streaming platforms is postponed due to unresolved legal issues, as announced by the series creator Dallas Jenkins, causing a delay longer than initially anticipated. Despite this setback, the entire series is now available in U.S. theaters,
Hundreds of faithful from across Long Island gathered at St. Patrick’s parish in Smithtown, New York, to participate in a solemn enrollment of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. The evening marked the first solemn enrollment of new members for the
A quote attributed to Pope Francis that appears to downplay Lenten fasting has been making the rounds on social media. "Eat whatever you want for Easter, the sacrifice is not in the stomach, but in the heart,” the passage begins. Well, there’s