In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope ...

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of ...

In a Dec. 17 letter, Bishop Michael Martin said that by Jan. 16, 2026, the use of altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus will ...

The Holy Father spent much time before and after the liturgy to greet and bless the tens of thousands of pilgrims from his popemobile. Pope Francis greets tens of thousands of altar servers packed in ...

Installation view of Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar at the Chicago Cultural Center. Close-up of the altar (all photos Nathan Keay, 2023) CHICAGO — Black women in general experience the world ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on X ...

The pastor of St. Mark’s in suburban Charlotte says he acted on his own initiative as the diocese reviews its liturgical norms and has issued no directive on altar rails. Bishop Michael Martin speaks ...

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When she was a young girl, Logan Crotty dreamed of becoming a Catholic priest. She had always had an insatiable desire for intimacy with God and for a place of importance within God's mission, the ...

A groom who saved an empty chair at his wedding for his late father was left in tears when his wife surprised him on the ...