Events that occurred this week in Christian history include Ulf Ekman converting to Catholicism, the martyrdom of Balthasar ...

Each of my grandmothers, maternal and paternal, was beautiful. Yes, physically. But that was such a small bit of their beauty ...

The church in a certain territory is known as a particular church. The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation this way: "Within the Catholic Church ... Canonical rites, which are of equal ...

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the date of Feb. 14. There are also accounts of an African St ...

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the “Ave Maria” has three parts, with the first two based on the Bible: the first part based on the words used by the Archangel Gabriel in honoring the ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. He became the first Jesuit and the ...

Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who ...

Why is it called Fat Tuesday? Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day before the start of Lent, or the Lenten period, in ...

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.

The holiday is celebrated in New Orleans and around the world, but what exactly is Fat Tuesday, and why is it also called Paczki day?