Saints from the Empire State aren’t as rare as you might think. Right on Fifth Avenue, the bronze doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral provide some reminders Mother Cabrini. Elizabeth Ann Seton. These ...

Alumni and administrators of Xavier University of Louisiana and New Orleans officials gathered Jan. 17 to kick off the ...

A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us to pray for them.

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

"When shall I begin to give myself entirely to him, who has given himself unreservedly to me?" New York may not be your idea ...

On Jan. 27 the USCCB informed Friends of Our Lady of Martyrs, the nonprofit corporation that owns the shrine, that it could ...

I love the month of February. I love it because its midpoint is such a great holiday. You romantics out there know right away ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Saints from the Empire State aren’t as rare as you might think. Right on Fifth Avenue, the bronze doors of St. Patrick’s ...

The Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine has been designated as a national shrine for pilgrims by the United States Conference of ...

This Sunday, there will be an in-person worship service at 10 a.m. The service is also livestreamed on the church Facebook page. Pastor Rebecca Irelan’s sermon this week is titled “What Islam Can ...