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 ...

“Let us be careful not to see our contributions as points to defend at all costs or agendas to be imposed,” said the pope during the opening Mass of the second session of the Synod on ...

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, ...

Halloween is a day filled with excitement, charged with the imagination and the spirit of adventure that makes childhood such ...

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 ...

Kathy Farrell helped start the ministry Fortunate & Faithful Families when her son shared with family members that he was gay ...

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, ...

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

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

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the ...