The first Church council, the Council of Jerusalem we hear about in today's First Reading, decided the shape of the Church as ...

As regards almsgiving, or "giving to charity," there is no percentage of giving that Catholics must observe.

Growing up as a child of the late 70s and early 80s, my early education and development included a steady diet of ...

By God's goodness and compassion, the doors of His kingdom have been opened to all who have faith, Jew or Gentile. That's the ...

For communities in the Northeast, and particularly in seaside and lakeside vacation communities, Memorial Day weekend is an exciting time to celebrate the coming summer. People set out on the water, e ...

Theological Institute graduates process into the chapel at St. John's Seminary for the Mass and graduation ceremony, May 15.

... I received a kind invitation to visit the Azores to take part in the feast Mass and processions of Santo Cristo. I agreed ...

During my time as the Bishop of Providence, I came to appreciate the great importance of the Portuguese-speaking community in ...

In the history of the Archdiocese of Boston, only one cardinal archbishop has voted in more than one papal conclave: Cardinal ...

In 1959, 13-year-old Dubliner Andy Campbell was working as a supermarket stock boy. His parents had no money for secondary ...

Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, CSSR, was welcomed to the splendid Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence and installed ...

Beloved brothers and sisters: because these our sons, who are your relatives and friends, are now to be advanced to the Order ...