Christmas is the perfect time to mend hearts and restore peace through forgiveness.
Burak: Offer the gift of forgiveness this season
Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until Holy Year
Bernini’s 100-foot-tall baldachin In St. Perter’s Basilica will be completely covered by metal scaffolding before Easter to allow a team of restorers to clean and repair the masterpiece.
Northern Ireland has Catholic leading its government for the first time in history
Ireland’s most-senior churchman has hailed an agreement that sees a Catholic take the top political job in Northern Ireland for the first time in its history as an “opportunity for a fresh start and a new beginning.”
New album celebrates a marriage ‘anchored’ in faith after near shipwreck, says composer
Through the restoration of his marriage, Tony Manfredonia is seeks to give struggling couples hope in Christ through his music.
Texas Catholic parish begins path to restoration of buildings hit hard by by EF3 tornado
The storm also tore off roofs, downed utility poles and power lines, and flipped cars, trucks and even a train.
Link between death penalty and racism can’t be ignored, advocates say
The work of informing the public at large about injustices in the nation’s use of capital punishment is part of what prompted the Death Penalty Information Center to issue its report on race and the death penalty.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is ‘monument of humanity,’ says architect
“We are confident that the deadline of five years, introduced by the French president, is still possible,” said Philippe Villeneuve of France, the chief architect of historic monuments in charge of the cathedral.
Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulcher get a museum home
Experts believe they originally came from a Roman temple built over the place of Jesus’ burial during the reign of Hadrian (A.D. 117-138) — but may actually have been reused from King Herod’s time.