As the Church ponders the meaning of the birth of Christ our Hope in Bethlehem, she is able to draw even greater hope from ...

That three-word phrase (from Acts 2:26) has been on my heart for weeks — long before I reflected upon it during online Easter Monday Mass, where it was included in the first reading. My constant ...

As the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope draws to a close, its culmination is anything but the end of the hope that defined the ...

Early in February I was asked to become a contributor to this column, “Hope for Living.” Little did I know way back then how much a commodity hope for living would become! It has been a challenging ...

On Easter, we will celebrate the most important day of the year for the Christian community – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians around the world believe Jesus Christ was crucified, died, ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

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 ...

As Pope Francis continues to undergo complex medical treatment for bilateral pneumonia and a respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican on Wednesday released the Holy Father’s ...

We are at the end of another year, and it always brings thoughts of starting fresh and having hope for the future. Most of us have watched the ball drop on New Year’s Eve which officially declares, ...

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I’m not part of the Catholic church, and I didn’t need to be to hear about the pope’s death. This man was the leader of half of the world’s Christian population and held a political weight for a long, ...

The Advent season is about preparing our hearts, minds and souls to welcome the birth of the King of Kings. It is those magical and mystical weeks after Thanksgiving that lead to Christmas — and as ...