The weekly cycle recalls the seven days of creation; the Jubilee presses the reset button, as it were, to return to the ...

St. Augustine once prayed, “…for you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you” (Catechism of the Catholic ... day is the Sabbath of complete rest, sacred ...

And claiming authority over it It is true that the Catholic Church through the authority of Christ replaced the Hebrew Sabbath (Saturday) with the Lord's Day (Sunday); however, this occurred very ...

It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

Seeking the sweet relief of rest? In the garden ... you will eat of it all the days of your life” (Genesis 3:17). Man was then required to exert himself to the point of fatigue for survival.

The second, and even more significant, move toward reverence was turning ad orientem, that is, the priest at the altar facing ...

This special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican” unravels what made the Council of Nicaea groundbreaking 1,700 years ...

This year's Lent is drawing to a close, with just over a week left. See the remaining days and why Christians observe the 40-day period.

Despite making a surprise public appearance over the weekend and resuming some work meetings, Pope Francis continues to ...

Siegfried Sassoon’s late-life conversion and poetry offer a moving meditation on faith, suffering and the redemptive light of ...

Today is the last Friday of Lent 2025 as we head into Passover, Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Here's what to know about the ...

One of them, Sister Maria José de Mesquita, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne, told CNS that it’s ...