By Father Nicholas Akindele Guest Column “Behold this heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even ...Read ...

A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine days. Typically, novenas focus on asking God for a specific intention, and many are prayed through a saint’s intercession. Novenas are a ...

Throughout the ages, we’ve developed various systems for telling us how much time has passed and what time is coming. The sun and the moon and the stars have guided us; the seasons of planting and ...

Over nearly a century, the annual Solemn Novena to St. Ann in Scranton has become a reverent tradition continuing even during times of trouble and uncertainty, including the Great Depression, wars and ...

I grew up three blocks from St. Mary, Help of Christians Church in West Allis, Wis. At the time, the parish sponsored no school, so my sister and I were enrolled in the school of a neighboring parish.

“Acres of old maids” (as one priest puts it) have loved the novena—the Roman Catholic prayer service, usually offered once a week in the evening in honor of a saint or the Virgin Mary. Now the novena ...

As the Solemn Novena to St. Ann enters its second century, the faithful will celebrate a message that “hope never fails” as they make their annual pilgrimage to West Scranton this week. With its ...

SCRANTON – The Solemn Novena to St. Ann has transcended wars, the Great Depression and even a global pandemic, serving as a permanent respite for the region’s faithful to honor St. Ann and bask in ...

Some Christmas traditions are pretty standard in mainstream American culture: put up the tree, string up the lights. Hide the Elf on the Shelf, visit grandma, bake the cookies. Then there's the one my ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County church is celebrating the final day of its Novena service. This is the 101st year of the celebration. The final masses are going on in the ...