It's a prison Francis has visited before to perform the annual Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of 12 people to re-enact Christ's gesture of humble ... blessing after Mass. Normally the ...

(RNS) — Just when it looked like the anti-Francis forces would have their chance to “fix” the Catholic Church, Pope ... for the kind of participation that strikes at the heart of clericalism ...

In a world besieged by the violence of impatience, the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus show us how to enter into the patience ...

Pope Francis ... was where my mom heart was." Monsignor George Michalek performed the rite on July 14, and "you could just see her shoulders drop" with relief when it was done, Susan Bartold said.

In his homily, Scicluna described Mgr Cremona as truly a person with a sweet and humble heart, which is the identity ... A message from Pope Francis was also read out, saying that he was saddened ...

A teenage girl from DeWitt might hold the key to sainthood for the Blessed Solanus Casey, the humble Capuchin friar ... and after his death in 1957. Pope Francis acknowledged in 2017 that Casey ...

It’s when days like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday are observed, creating a powerful week of ...

The sign of the Cross is a kind of synthesis of our faith ... Mary comes to remind us that prayer which is humble and intense, trusting and persevering must have a central place in our Christian ...