
How the Holy Spirit can be compared to living water
While we are accustomed to envisioning the Holy Spirit as a dove, or flames of fire, we can also view the Holy Spirit as living water.

Many Eastern Catholics (and Eastern Orthodox) celebrate the saving power of baptism on the Sundays of the Easter season.

Certain Bible translations will not translate the word "Paraclete" when it appears in the Bible. What does it mean?

Perhaps we feel we have Lent and Advent figured out, but are we serious about the task of Easter? We will be when we understand that it's not for us.

The Easter season is 50 days long, and at day 25, Eastern Catholics pause for a moment to look ahead to Pentecost.

In the Roman Catholic Church, both Mary of Clopas and Mary Salome are remembered in the liturgy.

The instrument of death was transformed into a tree of life that continues to bear fruit for all those who approach it.

Pope Leo noted that many Eastern Churches celebrate Easter today. He prayed that the international community doesn't forget Ukraine.

Both East and West unite in using this Paschal greeting to share the joy of the Resurrection with each other for the 50 days of Easter.

Easter is just getting started. Consider these ways to make sure you live the full 50 days, and beyond.

St. John Chrysostom delivered this homily during the Easter season, and it should remind us of the joy we should all have as Christians.

On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIV venerated a special icon of Jesus that has a rich history and has been used by popes since 2000.

Catholic lay movement urges search and rescue teams not to give up, repeats plea for humanitarian corridors for those fleeing intolerable conditions.

At the close of his Easter blessing, Pope Leo began speaking in multiple languages, and what followed was more than applause, it was recognition.

As we mark the anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, a reflection from Artemis II offers a strikingly similar invitation: to see differently.

From the same fact — the empty tomb — two interpretations arise: one a source of new and eternal life, the other of certain and definitive death.

April 21, 2025, was Easter Monday, and that was the day Pope Francis went to the Father's House. Leo's chanting of Regina Caeli brings to mind his election.

Mary Magdalene is the saint most often mentioned in the Easter Gospels, but there's more to her story than we sometimes consider.