Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSTOWN>> The winter of 1857-58 was brutally cold. Temperatures stayed so low for so long that ...

As a community gathers to remember and celebrate the baptism of Jesus, all present are offered an opportunity to reflect upon their own sacramental initiation into Christ and the church. Jesus defined ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Across the United States, parishes’ celebrations of sacraments and rites have been greatly impacted by the coronavirus, a survey of bishops found. LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It’s been ...

Pope St. John Paul II, in his 2002 Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, proposed adding a fourth quintet of mysteries to be contemplated when praying the Rosary: the Luminous Mysteries. Leaving ...

A story BNG first reported more than three weeks ago came to a disheartening conclusion Sunday, March 8, when Chris Ogden resigned.

Along with yesterday’s feast of the Epiphany and the wedding at Cana, today’s feast, the Baptism of the Lord, is one of the three epiphanies of Jesus’ humanity, according to the early Church Fathers.

It’s been Pomona First Baptist Church since 1883. Now, it’s got a short, direct name: Purpose Church. “New name, same mission,” the temporary banner reads. Curious about the change at one of Pomona’s ...

If you grew up in the 20th century, it may seem like we can’t already be having centennial celebrations for events from the 1920s. When I first started writing this column in 1992, it wasn’t unusual ...

An outdoor baptism at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, known as "La Placita”, in Los Angeles, in Aug. 2020. Photo by Víctor Aleman/Archdiocese of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It’s been tradition ...