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

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 ...

At a Vatican news conference presenting the encyclical Oct. 24, Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, said that ...

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

It also gives a legal ground for the Catholic Church to provide religious services in ... Pope announces new solar plant to ...

St. Pio’s life of holiness stands as a powerful testimony to the redemptive nature of suffering. St. Pio of Pietrelcina, born ...

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Saint John Vianney Center celebrated its second annual Day of Prayer for Clergy and Men and Women Religious on Oct. 18, ...

Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical, "'Dilexit nos' ('He loved us'): on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of ...

Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical, "'Dilexit nos' ('He loved us'): on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of ...

Young people from Church of the Incarnation, Mantua, visit with the coadjutor bishop during the Deanery 3 welcome event Oct.