Like Linus, Banter feels equally obliged every Halloween-time to share a couple of legends of the day’s origin with readers so that they may choose “witch” (homonym pun intended) best suits their ...

Ahead of the canonization of the Martyrs of Damascus at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on October 20, Fr. Luke Gregory of ...

Just like male deacons, women deacons are extensively covered in early Pastoral Manuals, such as the Didascalia of the ...

Looking at calendars was pretty easy, as people just checked their phones and opened the apps. But back in 1582, when calendars were the main source of information about events and celebrations, ...

The roots of Halloween lay deep in old Christian traditions. Halloween is separate from the old harvest festivals common in Europe before the arrival of Christianity, but elements of these traditions ...

In 1846 Nicholas I went privately to Rome to see Pope Gregory XVI to beg him not to give in to the liberal and republican ...

Chicago's brisk, businesslike George William Cardinal Mundelein, 63, spent his days last week between his office, his residence, his cathedral, his villa at Mundelein, ...

Describing himself as "a longtime supporter" of the Catholic Church, former President Donald Trump cast himself as a champion ...

Perkiomen Valley will visit Pope John Paul next Friday, October 25 for the PAC championship game. But that’s about the only ...

Pope Francis announced Oct. 6 that he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 7; 20 of the men named are under the age of 80 and ...

While today we might associate Halloween with candy and scary movies, its history is much richer and more complex, blending ...

Why do we say "bless you" when there is a sneeze? Learn about the history and meaning behind bless you, the sneeze and ...