Almost 700 soon-to-be Catholics from Brooklyn and Queens took a big step in their faith journey by taking part in the Rite of ...

Pope Francis on Sunday said defeats are not definitive for those who believe in Jesus Christ and trust in God’s love and ...

In the Bible, laughter is most often mocking ... Laughter is also the meaning of the name of the second patriarch in Genesis, Isaac, the son of Abraham. His mother, Sarah, was barren and too ...

Cardinal McElroy was the principal celebrant and homilist and distributed ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass. It was his ...

Both the Old and New Testaments provide a compelling case for affirming the historical and perpetual connection to the Land of Israel.

The Moutier-Grandval Bible, an illustrated ninth-century masterpiece considered one of the finest manuscripts in the world, is back in Switzerland, where it miraculously survived the ages in ...

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

For various reasons, up until well after the Protestant Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church generally resisted the ...

Commonly observed by Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches ... These 40 days of Lent are set aside to praise and worship the Lord; to read the Bible more, and to pray more often.

According to christianity.com, the Bible references this in Genesis 2:7 ... The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead.