Who knew the founding of a 300-year-old celibate sect would turn out to be the hottest stomp-clap musical of the year? Mona ...

Orthodox Christmas on January 7 brings together diverse communities across the Middle East and the global diaspora, ...

COMMENTARY: The Church pauses in prayerful awe, looking at the year that has passed in the light of Christ and entrusting the year to come to divine Providence.

As the Archdiocese of Dubuque finalizes plans to reduce weekend Mass locations, Catholics consider the implications to churches in rural and urban areas.

The music started like any other upbeat youth concert: lights pulsed, the bass rose, and the crowd cheered. But then came the words — Kinh mung Maria… (Hail Mary ...

On June 17, Father Pierre Nguyễn Kim Long — composer of the iconic “Prayer of Peace” and over 3,500 hymns — passed away at 84. His death is not only a loss for Vietnamese sacred music but the end of ...

On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Cornell Catholic Community took part in a Eucharistic procession that began on Cornell’s campus, followed by twenty-four hours of adoration. A practice with ancient ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around the ...

It is often said that veiling is a form of fasting for the eyes, allowing church-goers to focus solely on Christ’s passion, the center of Holy Week. In church, a number of practices also change every ...

It is chanted in all Orthodox Churches throughout the world during the five Fridays in Great Lent and constitutes a very concrete spiritual preparation for the Holy Week and Easter Services.