For more than seven decades, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence concealed the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by over six dozen clergy members, according to a long-awaited report released ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At Holy Mass on Ash Wednesday, we heard Saint Paul in the second reading implore us: “Be reconciled to God” (Reconciliamini Deo, 2 Cor 5:20). I chose those words ...

The house inside an exclusive subdivision in southern Jalisco state contained a crucifix, as well as a makeshift altar with religious figurines of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint ...

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco has been cleaned for the first time in decades after human sweat damaged the painting.

The Last Judgment is a common theme in Christian art. Michelangelo, however, pushes beyond simple illustration to include pagan myths as well as to challenge traditional depiction of a calm, bearded ...

The 19-year-old captured two silver medals and a bronze, becoming Poland’s first ski jumper to win three medals at a single ...

But this ancient practice is more than a liturgical palate cleanser; it is essential preparation for the Lord’s Supper. In the early church, Christians who were at odds with each other were expected ...

Two ancient Roman stone altars found near Edinburgh and acquired for the nation are set to go on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibition at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) ...

Every year on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, Vietnamese families prepare a solemn offering to send the Kitchen God back to heaven. According to feng shui experts and cultural researchers, the ...

Accra, 22 January, 2026 / 4:02 pm (ACI Africa). Seven Seminarians ordained Deacons in Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra have been urged to link their liturgical duties at the altar with service to ...