For the next 50 years, Nativity grew with the neighborhood. Along the four blocks of Perrysville Avenue, below the church, ...

Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief ...

A bishop who is canonized, included in the Roman Missal, and given a place on the liturgical calendar is a member of the bishops hall of fame.

Old-timers called him the “heart, soul and voice” of Hazleton-area sports, and they weren’t wrong. I called Ron Marchetti my friend.

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid ...

The praying of the rosary for peace at Marian shrines throughout the world unfolded as Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of ...

To close the Marian month, Pope Leo XIV prayed a Rosary for peace at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, urging ...

A dozen leaders of different religious traditions were part of Mayor Brandon Johnson's delegation in Rome. Reflecting on ...

By Kielce Gussie Joining people and Marian shrines all around the world, Pope Leo XIV prayed the Joyful Mysteries of the ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's month of devotion to the Virgin Mary.

Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2026 to seek ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of May 24, 2026 links to stories on ...