VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of ...

The St Anthony Shrine at Milagres Church in Mangaluru observed the fourth day of the novena preceding the annual relic feast ...

A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us ...

The Italian woman was a lay mystic who had a vision of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and maintained a friendship with St. Pio of ...

We were in luck, the porter said: It was a feast day. The relics of the monastery’s saintly ... such as the gloves worn by the Italian mystic Padre Pio. The veneration of relics of saints was already ...

The Gospel recounts that “each year, his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was 12 years old, they went up according to festival custom.” In Jesus’ day ...

Bristol's newest food festival is returning this summer. Feast On on Clifton Downs will showcase the city's best chefs, independent restaurants and traders, plus "immersive experiences" for food ...

Today is the Feast of the Sto Niño, commemorating the Holy childhood ... “Pray, hope, don’t worry.” (St. Padre Pio) We are reminded by Pope Francis that we are “pilgrims of hope.” First of all, we are ...

With the Catholic feast of the child Jesus, the local government also celebrated its Pasalamat Festival, a celebration similar to that of Cebu City’s Sinulog Festival. The celebration in ...

On January 18, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Athanasios. Agios Athanasios was born in Alexandria in 296, and from his early childhood, he was inclined to spiritual life.

An Indian-origin nurse, Achamma Cherian, was critically injured after being stabbed by a patient with scissors at Royal Oldham Hospital. The suspect, Rumon Haque, has been charged with attempted ...

The Feast of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Fiesta, is one of the most significant religious events in the Philippines, attracting millions of devotees. Held annually on January 9 in the ...