Catholics cannot confine their faith to the liturgy but must fully engage and dialogue with the culture that surrounds them, ...

The Archdiocese of Chapecó has acknowledged what it called an “isolated incident of inadvertent violation of liturgical norms ...

Parish in 1997, NCR uncovered the groundbreaking ministry of Fr. James Callan, a priest whose daring vision would soon shake ...

The Catholic Church in Niger State has conducted mass weddings for 21 cohabiting couples that prefer to be legally joined in accordance with the dictates of holy matrimony.The Bishop of Kontagora ...

The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev Dr Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has conducted a mass wedding for 21 couples in ...

Historically speaking, there are multiple saints named Valentine or Valentinus - all of whom were martyred. The saint we're ...

The Vatican allows Catholic marriages to take place in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica and in the small city ...

Fye Editorial When we receive marriage announcements from diocesan parishes for publication in The Catholic Messenger, it is ...

Francis and Mary Reeber were married Jan. 30, 1965. They have eight children, 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Being invited to the wedding is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can ...

As a teenager, Peter Achermann left war-torn Europe and made a fresh start in the U.S. He had written he hoped for a peaceful ...

A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us ...