Homily for Ash Wednesday, Year C, by James Hanvey, S.J. “What time is it?” How often have we asked or been asked that question? Sometimes it’s an innocent question. A genuine, simple asking ...

If you give a ginger a Guinness, she’s going to want Lucky Charms. If you give a ginger Lucky Charms, she’s going to want a ...

S. Eliot poem “The Waste Land” that may evoke the Book of Genesis. It certainly captures the message of Ash Wednesday. Published in 1922, Eliot’s modernist poem laments the spiritual poverty ...

Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night.

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable and his prognosis remains reserved.

A cardinal took the pope’s place leading a short penitential procession between two churches on the Aventine Hill, and opened an Ash Wednesday homily prepared for the pontiff with words of ...

The second annual diocesan Day of Unplugging is March 28. In his Ash Wednesday homily, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge offered ...