When mission becomes a program, it becomes optional Churches can cut it when budgets tighten or when conflict rises When ...

VATICAN CITY — The joy of Jesus' resurrection from the dead gives joy and strength to those who are called to bring peace, reconciliation and justice to the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis ...

One of the most pressing concerns of the Gospel writers was to make a convincing case that the resurrection was real — that Jesus had, in fact, risen from the dead. Skepticism would have been the most ...

When you think about Easter, you might picture bunnies, baskets and chocolate. But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the ...

When fishermen set sail, Deacon Marlowe Sabater says, they place one foot on the deck—and the other, unknowingly, “in the watery grave, because you just won’t know what’s gonna happen out there.” Born ...

Sunday, April 16, is Divine Mercy Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31. This Gospel has a lot to say to us about where to find the Lord’s ...

Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2024 before giving the traditional urbi et orbi blessing in the presence of approximately 60,000 people. On a warm and windy ...

We’re quick to affirm the Resurrection, but we often miss its full meaning. Jesus expressed a similar sentiment when Lazarus died and his disciples saw the resurrection and the life in action: ...

Luke’s lively appearance stories were composed some 50 years after the Christ Event from the oral witness tradition of a previous generation of believers. His Gospel is directed to his contemporaries, ...

Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square today to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter message and Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing. During his address, the Holy Father reminded the ...