Year: 2024

Readings for the Vigil Mass Readings for the Mass during the Night Readings for the Mass at Dawn Readings for the The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Reading I Is …

Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone occasion to dream of a “new world where peace and justice reign.”

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the …

Listen: Being a woman in the Catholic Church, a nun who insists on asking difficult questions and holding those in power to account for what they say and do, can make …

At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events.

At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” is one of our nation’s most beloved seasonal traditions. Experts weigh in on what it took for Charles M. Schulz to keep the Gospel reading in …

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke with reporters hours after his wartime visit to Gaza, where he witnessed scenes of profound suffering juxtaposed with what he characterized as “hopeful” signs of resilience. 

St. Hildegard said her cookies of joy “calm all bitterness of the heart and mind, open your heart and impaired senses, and make your mind cheerful.” In this Christmas season, …

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo and Gabby discuss how to welcome God in our world.