Pope Francis releases ‘Dilexit Nos,’ the first encyclical on the Sacred Heart in nearly 70 years, arguing Catholic devotion ...

One question I regularly ask the young adults I minister to as a deacon at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine is ...

A prolific spiritual writer, Forte, who became a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in June, called the ...

The approximately 30,000-word encyclical draws extensively from Scripture and tradition, featuring insights from St. Thérèse ...

Find out what the key messages are in Dilexit Nos and what the new encyclical by Pope Francis means for the Catholic ...

A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its ...

It ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a petition to a saint, while all of the petitions were concluded much earlier in ...

The central role of printmaking in five centuries of Mexican art on view at the Met shows the weight of many minds.

Curious about La Santa Muerte? Mexico's Death Saint has become very popular in recent years — but do you really know what she ...

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It’s a tradition going back centuries, but how many people in the neighborhood know the story behind the colorful processions ...

The devotion began in the mid-16th century in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India. The Basilica of Our Lady of Good ...