Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine ...

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 ...

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 d ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer.

He is scheduled to pray the rosary live from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens at 7 p.m. Rome time. Msgr. Walter R. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...

With Father Nathan Bockrath as his guide, Tim explores what makes this cathedral a spiritual and architectural treasure - from stained-glass storytelling and marble from Michelangelo’s quarry, to a ...

Credit: Mashable composite; Shutterstock / New Africa. March Mindfulness is a Mashable series that explores the intersection of meditation practice and technology. Because even in 2022, March doesn't ...

Research has long shown that meditation influences brain function, but exactly when changes begin after starting — and how they evolve with continued meditation — has been less clear. A recent study ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do – no phone, no music, no external distraction. In a well-known 2014 study, many participants found that task so ...

If you've ever considered practicing meditation, you might believe you should relax, breathe, and empty your mind of distracting thoughts. Novices tend to think of meditation as the brain at rest, but ...

With roots in ancient traditions like fire gazing and rhythmic chanting, meditation has evolved over thousands of years into the relaxing, healthful practice we know it as today. Modern technology has ...