The St. Brendan parish held its final Sunday mass before it merges with St. Christine and St. Matthias churches to become the ...

Cloudy conditions are expected to stay across Massachusetts on Wednesday and into Thursday, when a nor’easter could bring a total of up to 3 inches of rain and winds over 50 mph. Tuesday is expected ...

A late season nor’easter is on track to drench Massachusetts this week and bring up to 50 mph winds, following days of unseasonably cold temperatures. The storm is forecast to begin late Wednesday, ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected pontiff on May 8. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican. The mass, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Each year, on the night before Easter Sunday Rev. Michael Martine, pastor of Holy Rosary R.C. Church, leads the Easter Vigil into the South Beach church. The Easter Vigil, also ...

Father Bill Quinlivan noticed something at his earliest Easter Sunday Mass this past weekend: a lot of people. The priest, who is the pastor of the five-church Catholic Family of Parishes of South ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — On Easter Sunday (April 20), Fifth Avenue erupted once again in a kaleidoscope of color, costumes and creativity as thousands gathered for the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. The ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, just hours after appearing in public to deliver his traditional Easter blessing in St. Peter's Square—an unexpected moment of joy that now stands as his final ...

On a chilly, cloudy morning in Rockland County, Rev. Steven M.P. Neier led a joyful yet solemn Easter Monday Mass at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Congers, with about 50 attendees scattered throughout ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 following a long health battle, the Vatican announced. On the day before his death, Pope Francis oversaw the Easter service, one of the holiest days for ...