Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

Thousands of Muslim devotees spent the holy night of 'Shab-e-Barat' in prayer and penance in Kashmir as mosques and shrines r ...

The pope made his appeal for peace himself and read his prepared greetings to Italian visitors as well as the short summary of his catechesis in Spanish, but his breathing sounded labored and ...

A. The word Penance has other meanings. It means also those punishments we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for our past sins; it means likewise that disposition of the heart in which ...

Christians around the world began the liturgical season of Lent. The start of Lent is determined by the date of Easter, which fluctuates from year to year. Easter is determined as ...

It is most unfortunate that the sacrament of the anointing of the sick — one of the seven signs instituted by Christ to ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

Pope Francis held his general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday despite bronchitis affecting his breathing, with the Holy Father urging people to pray and do penance for peace in the world.