Easter will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 5. Though widely associated with the Easter Bunny, colorful eggs, and baskets of chocolate, it's a significant holiday for members of the Christian ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 Pope Leo XIV delivers the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the ...

The new bishop of Rochester, John S. Bonnici, celebrated his first Solemn Mass of Chrism on March 19, 2026, at Sacred Heart ...

Nazlican Soylemez is among a record number of converts in the Newark Archdiocese this Easter, a twist after years of decline for the Catholic Church.

Ukraine and Russia again accused each other of violating an Orthodox Easter truce, with both sides alleging thousands of ...

On the first anniversary of Pope Francis' death, Pope Leo XIV praised his predecessor's "courageous witness" as "a ...

A Mass was celebrated at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis' death.

Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with pope ...

Young people are increasingly joining the Catholic Church, including in the Philadelphia area.

Metro Detroit is experiencing its largest surge in Catholic conversions since 2005, with more than 1,400 people joining this Easter.

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Easter is much more than just one Sunday in the spring. “We should think ...Read ...