Although Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic church, this service -- which initiates the liturgical season of Lent -- is well-attended, according to Monsignor R. Mark ...

In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all ...

It was Ash Wednesday. Poplavskaya spent the whole day with a young Catholic priest, Father Kirill Bardonov, from a small town. She was about to finish gathering material when the preacher insisted ...

The town of Taybeh is the last entirely Christian town in the occupied West Bank, representing “a unique presence in the ...

Food Bank of Northern Indiana has announced it will continue mobile food distributions in July. Assorted food items are offered free of charge on a first-come-first-served basis while supplies last ...

The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says - The update comes as crowds gather outside the hospital to wish their best to the 88-year-old Catholic leader ...

Food Bank of Northern Indiana Mobile Food Distributions for July 2025   Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Elkhart County – Produce ...

The following is a list of community events happening in and around the area. If you have an event you would like posted on the calendar, or if any information needs to be updated, contact cathie.crew ...

Rex Jenkins, 5, of Omaha, wears ash on his forehead on Ash Wednesday in a drive thru-style service at Countryside Community Church.

Amid ash and loss, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage brings hope to the streets once consumed by flames.

Alameda Church of Christ ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in communion ...