One of Marty Haugen’s most beloved songs was inspired not by his work as a composer of liturgical music, but instead through his role as a brother, an uncle and a godfather. “I wrote a song as a ...

Fr Dominic McGrattan responds to recent comments by former President Mary McAleese that baptising babies represents a ...

Our Lord’s baptism offers a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the graces we receive through the sacrament of baptism. In seminary, one of our professors taught us a little shortcut to help us ...

A statistic that I have been hearing a lot is that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. In my case it has been 3 in 7. So, as you can imagine, I have spent a good amount of time trying to come to ...

Sunday, Jan. 13, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Today at 10 a.m. in the Sistine Chapel (2 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time), Pope Benedict XVI will baptize several babies in the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., during an audience with U.S. bishops making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Editor’s ...