DUPONT – Two side altars and other items from a razed church in Shenandoah have found a new home where they have a second life in the ministry of the Catholic Church. The altars, pulpit and cantor ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In last week’s “Celebrating the Basilica” series, readers may have marveled ...

ROME — An Italian priest has developed an application that will let priests celebrate Mass with an iPad on the altar instead of the regular Roman missal. The Rev. Paolo Padrini, a consultant with the ...

The St. Joseph's Altar is a tradition born in Sicily, thanking St. Joseph for relief from drought. The traditional St. Joseph's Altar is constructed in the shape of the cross, with three levels ...

I was introduced to a magnificent custom when I was in Poland. The faithful there place an icon or crucifix in every room and they get their house blessed like clockwork. House blessings accomplish ...

Prayerful spaces aid Catholic families at this time. Families across the country decorate dedicated spaces in their homes to gather their domestic churches for prayer, including the Andersons in North ...

Brisbane Magistrate John Costello refused bail to Greenbank man Lam Hoang Tran, 21; Marsden man Duy Hoa Pham, 32; and Inala man Tam Minh Dang, 47; on the grounds the trio presented too great a flight ...

Homeless people can sleep on the steps of a Midtown church – but not on the sidewalks around it, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The closely watched decision came as Mayor Bloomberg revealed he and ...