Faith, Travel, and the Call to Walk in Christ's Footsteps
Pope Francis: Vatican to announce decision on Medjugorje
(OSV) — Pope Francis said the Vatican was ready to make an announcement concerning the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Congregation for the...
3 Hard Beatitudes from the Holy Land: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart
Three Hard Beatitudes: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart. Today’s Gospel: Mt. 5:1-12 It’s a truism among priests, and people who preach regularly, that...
Pope Francis: Pilgrimage is a symbol of life
(VIS) – As in previous years, the Pope has sent a message to participants in the 37th nocturnal pilgrimage on foot from Macerata to Loreto,...
B.B. King dies, Catholics remember him gifting “Lucille” guitar to Pope John Paul II in 1997
When B.B. King met Pope John Paul II “Meeting the pope will be a very emotional experience for me, it will be electrifying” (by mtv...
Feast of the Ascension explained
(Word on Fire, Fr. Robert Barron) We tend to read the Ascension along enlightenment lines, as if Christ has gone to a distant, irrelevant place....
Top 10 Catholic Cities exude Faith in their history, landscape and cultures
(by Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV Newsweekly) Ready for some Catholic sightseeing? Based on culture, history, physical landscape and spirituality, the following list of Top 10 U.S. Catholic...