At St. Joseph's Church, standing-room-only Masses have turned the historic parish into an unlikely spiritual “hot spot” in ...

The new hymn “The Power of the Holy Ghost,” released in the latest batch of hymns in “Hymns for Home and Church” of The ...

Rescuing a baby lamb and watching sheep respond to their shepherd prompted Tammy Simister Robinson to write the new hymn ...

They say behind every successful man there is a woman. But not every time is it a wife or a lover, sometimes, it’s the woman ...

Her decades of service to her community inspire me to be like her. Since she moved in eight years ago, my grandmother, Mary, ...

Pope Leo XIV is getting high marks from Delaware Catholics as his tenure hits the one-year mark amid clashes with Donald Trump.

Korey Francis can connect the dots on important moments in his faith. And he wanted more. "I started going to Mass more with my grandmother, and that really sparked the idea for me to get baptized," ...

You’re reading Awakenings, a newsletter on religion. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox. Julia Yost is a senior editor of First Things magazine. This Easter, Catholic dioceses across ...

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Catholic dioceses across the United States are reporting a notable increase in adults entering the church this Easter, with some reporting the largest Christian initiation classes in history. A recent ...

The start of Lent prompted U2 to unleash “Days of Ash” on Ash Wednesday, a five-song EP that pulsated with frustration and anger at the world. Six weeks later, the band surprised fans again with ...

In many corners of our culture today, a familiar narrative is often repeated: the Catholic Church is fading, faith is in decline, and fewer people are seeking a relationship with Christ. Yet each year ...