Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, apostle, Feb. 22, 2026.

A Greece parish will host a Lenten retreat, open to all, with two speakers from St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry ...

St. Leo the Great Church in Hilton is having a women’s Lenten retreat on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. The retreat will begin with light breakfast and fellowship from 9-10 a.m. and then Father Peter ...

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will head to six destinations across Italy this year, the Vatican announced on Feb. 19, traveling from the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii in the south to ...

Father James Dominic Brent, OP looks into the significance of the prayer in the context of Lent and the mystery of the Holy ...

Chinese food takeout and watching a movie at home was the way our family celebrated straight A report cards, sports wins, job promotions and other special events. We started this family tradition ...

Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession to Rome's oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate.

Lent 2026 began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, with the distribution of ashes at parishes across the Diocese of Rochester.

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for "the gift of true conversion" at the start of Lent.

It's a common experience for Ash Wednesday that the pews are packed with many attendees, many of whom are unfamiliar to regular parishioners.

Catholics are invited to participate in such initiatives as a collective 250 Hours of Adoration and 250 Works of Mercy.