Pope Francis will open a Lenten prayer and penance initiative at a Rome parish March 17 rather than in St. Peter's Basilica as in past years.
The initiative, "24 Hours for the Lord," was begun by the pope in 2014, and invites Catholic
Catholics can ask, in a special way, for the intercession of at least 10 saints this Lenten season. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regularly lists Lenten saints whose feast days fall during the 40 days of prayer and fasting leading
Tom Lyman, director of Family Rosary, hopes that especially during Lent -- which calls Catholics to commit more time to the Lord in prayer -- families will pray the rosary together and take part in the ministry's "At the Foot of the
A court has acquitted a Catholic priest and a pregnancy counselor of crimes in connection with the "harassment of abortion clinic clients."
District Judge David Wain Feb. 16 dismissed charges against Father Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, in a matter of seconds, in
The story out of Nicaragua has nudged me to pray for the exiles, but especially for Bishop Álvarez, and to offer fasts of food and small pleasures for his good -- for his well-being, his spirit, his fortitude -- for his freedom,
A reader writes: “I wonder why the Morning Offering Prayer, that I’ve been saying since I was about 12 years old, begins with the words, ‘O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.’ I know why we add, ‘through Christ Our Lord’
A Catholic priest is speaking out after being criminally charged for silently praying and holding a sign reading “praying for free speech” near an abortion clinic in England, according to ADF UK, a faith-based legal advocacy group. “I'm not a criminal,” Father
Michelle Duppong's family members get a lot of prayer requests, especially for healing from grave illnesses and dire prognoses, that ask for the intercession of the recently declared "Servant of God."
"It's amazing," Sara Stark, 41, Duppong's older sister, told OSV News. "I've
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a joint effort of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches. It begins on the Jan. 18 feast of the Confession of Peter ("Thou art the Christ, the
Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin has united the nation and the world in prayer, supporters said at a Jan. 9 community vigil held in the injured NFL player's hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
"We live in a world where it's becoming godless,"