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Fasting for families: Finding peace in chaos

A Lenten call for families to fast from screens, busyness, and anxiety to reclaim peace, presence, and authentic hope

Filipino bishop links shared Ramadan, Lent observance to peace, care for...

A Filipino bishop says the shared start of Ramadan and Lent calls Muslims and Christians to live peace together

Four essentials for mission: Priest journeys to isolated Agats communities for...

Reaching the isolated Catholic outstations of the Diocese of Agats in Papua requires just four things: a fibre motorboat, ample fuel, courage, and a...

Photos: Holy Week in Japan

This year, close to 100,000 Catholics in the Archdiocese of Tokyo are observing the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis’ 2024 Lenten message: ‘Lent is a season of conversion,...

The pope has encouraged the faithful to undertake an interior examination by asking: “Do we hear that cry? Does it trouble us?"

Philippines holds bloody crucifixions, whippings on Good Friday

Some go to extreme lengths to atone for sins or seek divine intervention in rituals frowned on by the Church

Photos: Women ‘Roman soldiers’ arrest, crucify Jesus on Philippine island

Participation in the Lenten festival has become a religious vow for residents -- men and women

Should you blindly follow those Holy Week traditions?

Do we need to scourge our backs until they bleed to show atonement for our sins?

Holy Thursday Photos: Chrism Mass and renewal of priestly vows in...

During the Chrism Mass, priests gather as a sign of unity with the bishop and brotherhood among the clergy

Activists hold ‘Calvary’ procession in Manila’s streets to demand housing for...

The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”

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