The Vatican has detailed how to obtain plenary indulgences — removing temporal punishment for sin through Christ’s merits — during the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Ascension’s latest podcast, The Rosary in a Year, topped the Apple Podcast charts after its release on Jan. 1. The latest “In ...

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Wow, it sounds impossible to do, doesn't it? Does this Bible verse mean that God expects us to pray 24/7? Let's look at some other Bible translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and discover how we can ...

In the recent Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae , the Holy Father John Paul II once more urged Christian families to pray in their home by reciting the Rosary: "We need to return to the ...

Reverence was the main theme of the night’s celebration. Prior to the dance, a rosary was prayed in devotion. The dance was followed by traditional birthday songs, such as “Las Mañanitas ...

Medeiros, who was decorated with three Purple Hearts and Bronze and Silver stars, returned from Europe with harrowing tales. He still shares them, saying “there’s so few of us left.” ...

This is not the first time a contemporary Nativity scene has linked Christ’s birth in Palestine two millennia ago with the plight of children affected by war or migration. However, the December ...

and introductory and explanatory tidbits known as ‘apocrypha’, the bible is unusually full for the period – and was printed just 31 years after the very first time an English translation of the Bible ...

A screengrab from Pope Francis' video message released Dec. 3, 2024, shows young people volunteering as part of his prayer intention for the month of December, which is dedicated to praying for God's ...