For the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, a Vatican document suggests forms for blessing same-sex ... be godparents and witnesses at a wedding ceremony performed in a church.

Perhaps long overdue, there has been a recent burgeoning of books and programs for parents suffering the loss of unborn or ...

Last Friday marked the 2024 Feast Day of St. Francis, a celebration where Catholics worldwide honor St. Francis with prayer ...

In North Jersey, church weddings are becoming as obsolete as the garter toss. What could bring them back in fashion?

On the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, we bless animals as a way to honor the profound love St. Francis had for all of ...

Attendees and their pet gathered at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church last Friday as the church hosted its annual blessing of the animals. Father Steve Antes, assisted by Ramon Alba, walked ...

Pope Francis made that supplication for peace on Sunday evening as he prayed the Rosary at the Basilica of St. Mary Major.

St. Eugene Catholic Church in Oklahoma City hosted a pet blessing event to celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis.

Rosemarie and Joseph McDonald are celebrating 65 wonderful years of marriage! Rosie Ferro and Joe met in 1958 at a Catholic ...

The following article first appeared in a 2023 edition of Valley Living, a quarterly magazine published by the Valley ...

VATICAN CITY — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops ... provided such blessings aren’t confused with the rites and rituals of a wedding. READ: Vatican says no ...

Madonna's younger brother, Christopher Ciccone, who was an important part of her entourage in the 1980s, died on Friday, ...