Like the Christian West, the various Eastern rites of the Church observe the weeks before Christmas with spiritual preparation and prayer. In Western Christianity this is called Advent — a word ...

On July 27, 1946, St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception said, "Tomorrow there will be a great battle." St. Alphonsa, born Anna Muttathupadathu in Kerala, India, was a Franciscan Clarist nun who ...

Pope Leo XIV greets people at Jubilee of the Oriental Churches in the Vatican’s Audience Hall on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Pope Leo XIV says the Church needs the Christian East and ...

The ongoing military escalation between Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah has not only put Lebanon under fire, including the country’s Christians, but the situation could also diminish the presence ...

The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide for the 2025 Jubilee of the Eastern Churches, to be celebrated May 12–14, in order to make known the richness of the Christian ...

The 23 Eastern Catholic Churches all share one Code of Canon Law, separate from that of the Latin Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk explained. Pope Francis embraces Major Archbishop ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Synodality's challenge to Latin Catholics ...

Two Eastern Catholic bishops have issued statements with in-depth theological and canonical reasons for their rejection of a controversial Vatican document on pastoral blessings for same-sex couples ...

Bethlehem Catholic 28, Allentown Central Catholic 24 - Rapid Recap The Bethlehem Catholic football team’s defense pitched a fourth-quarter shutout to seal a Holy War victory on Saturday night. The ...