There are a number of firsts in Douglas Lorance’s life, but retirement is not one of them. Lorance was the first priest ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel. In a message released Sept. 27, the pope congratulated members of the ...

With retired Pope Benedict XVI sitting next to him, Pope Francis formally recited separate prayers to consecrate Vatican City to St. Joseph and to St. Michael the Archangel. The early morning ceremony ...

SHENANDOAH — The leader of Ukrainian Catholics in America commemorated the founding of the denomination’s first parish in the United States during an anniversary service Sunday in St. Michael the ...

PARIS, France — The recent decision of a French Court of Appeal to confirm the removal of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel from a seaside town stirred strong reactions across the country and ...

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel is seen at the Church of St. Michael in New York City. In response to the Church’s abuse crisis, some pastors have asked their parishioners to say the prayer to ...

Many Catholics can, at the drop of a hat, recite the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel — the famous petition to that venerable saint to “defend us in battle” and “cast into hell Satan.” In the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Several weeks after two sacred items were stolen from a Catholic church in downtown Portland, one has been found. The congregation at St. Michael the Archangel Church prayed ...