Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Annunciation. It’s typically celebrated on March 25, unless it falls during Holy Week, by which it is superseded. The day celebrates the …

In an open letter to the pope, Jonathan Ficara recounts how, on the night before his ordination, he encountered a glimpse of how the church can fail to act justly, …

The real question, canon lawyer Susan Mulheron writes, is: How can we work to affect changes in the culture of the Catholic Church, which will ideally be codified in canon …

The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David,and the virgin’s name was Mary.And …

Again Lent’s austerity is interrupted as we solemnly keep a feast in honor of the Annunciation. The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is a mystery that belongs to …