VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m. Wednesday, some four hours after 133 cardinals solemnly entered ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night to accommodate the higher-than-expected turnout. The basilica, which was closed for just an hour Thursday ...
“The Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things, but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it will not be taken away from her’” (Luke 10:41-42 GNT). I hear Jesus speak my name in that same familiar tone: “Jaclyn, Jaclyn! ...
PARIS — Four months after its long-awaited reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral welcomed worshippers and tourists alike on Friday for an emotional Easter ceremony centered on the Crown of Thorns, a circular band of branches encased in a golden tube and one of Christianity’s most revered ...
Christ is risen! Risen indeed! That call and response can be heard each year in Christian homes and churches on Easter Sunday. This holiday weekend, we are filled with faith, family, and tradition, and the challenge for a new life and new beginnings. Yes, happy Easter, and may the ...
I walk. I walk pretty much every day. Those walks provide me with moments of reflection and prayer. They refresh and energize me. I have walked for causes: the CROP Walk, the Martin Luther King Walk. And, as a Catholic, I have done my share of ritual walking. From making my way down the aisle ...
