1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (256+ words) Today is Orthodox Easter. Western churches celebrated Easter last week. Why are the Eastern and Western dates of Easter different? Is Eastern Easter always later than Western Easter? How far apart can the two dates be? Easter is on the…...

56+ min ago  (1005+ words) Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez smiles during a meeting with a delegation led by U. S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.) S'O PAULO, Brazil " This year's Easter celebrations drew many more Venezuelans…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1082+ words) In the city where this beloved devotion originated, the Sisters of Merciful Jesus witness in the footsteps of the "Apostle of Divine Mercy." On a narrow cobblestone street in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius" Old Town, pilgrims and locals alike…...

23+ min ago  (271+ words) Today we rejoice and, loving the Lord, we know that we must love all people'those close to us, those who understand us, but also those who do not understand us, those who do not accept us, and even those who…...

33+ min ago  (284+ words) I still remember my grandmother spending many evenings glued to re-runs of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's show'Life is Worth Living.'Her fondness for him introduced me to his gravitas and eloquence. Even decades after originally delivered, his preaching felt strikingly brave…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (208+ words) The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave Shrine will commence on July 3, 2026, and conclude on August 28, 2026, spanning a total of 57 days. The announcement was made by Manoj Sinha following a meeting of the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board. The first…...

50+ min ago  (154+ words) The Church invites us to gather each Sunday, mindful that it is not always easy to believe. Sometimes we struggle like Thomas did, but with the Body of Christ at Mass, "It is there that our faith grows and is…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (464+ words) While following in the footsteps of St. Augustine, the former bishop of Hippo, on April 13, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will become the first pontiff to step foot on Algerian soil. However, Africa's largest country isn't an isolated case. Out of the…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (476+ words) Fibonacci Blue | CC BY 2. 0 In November 2025, at a time of critical immigration uncertainty in the United States, the U. S. Catholic Bishops issued a strong statement in defense of the human dignity of all people. They launched You Are Not Alone, an…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (79+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Father Emmanuel Katongole, a priest and professor of theology at University of Notre Dame, about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa this week. Pope Leo to visit Africa, where the church says…...