On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of 2026, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary ...

The Holy Family Sisters of Goa celebrated their patron feast on December 28 at the Holy Family Chapel, Sancoale. The ...

Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

Like Joseph, I am docile to God ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel, according to Matthew (1:18-24) This is how the birth of ...

Chances are the glass on your toaster oven is covered in a golden-brown haze, which makes it tough to see if your bagel is just starting to brown or burning to a crisp. Maybe you notice crumbs ...

Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (Credit: Andrew ...

ROME (AP) — Leo greeted thousands of well-wishers who braved the cold to watch the American pope on his inaugural outing to the statue. ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast ...