The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression.

Calls of “Lord, have mercy,” rang out Sunday between East Conemaugh and Franklin boroughs as parishioners of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church gathered ... the annual blessing was moved near the ...

-- On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where they gather to harvest saguaro fruit in a process sacred in ...

The three-day celebration of the centenary, dubbed “Frassati Days,” drew pilgrims from the United States, Poland and ...

Her feast day is Jan. 4. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), the first native-born United States citizen to be canonized, circa 1810s. Credit: Everett Collection/Shutterstock 2. St. John Neumann ...

In 1989, I stood on a pee-wee football field, my skin the color of a fresh beet and close to blistering. Done so by the beams of a luminous ball of gas floating in space, some 93 million miles away. I ...

Curated Content | July 2, 2025 Read the full story: Associated Press On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where ...

John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be ...

Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents, Joachim and Anne, and the purity of Mary.

It is an occasion for American citizens to deepen their understanding of their independence and the principles of the republic.

Americans will celebrate the nation's birthday on the Fourth of July, but Founding Father John Adams believed that July 2 was ...