Father Rob Clements got some interesting comments when he started leading Eucharistic processions at one of his parish assignments in the 1990s. “You’re a throwback.” “This isn’t the 1950s.” “It just ...

Thousands of Catholic devotees commemorated Good Friday across Latin America with processions and ceremonies re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus. While the share of Catholics in Latin America has ...

“Is there a hole in the bottom of your statue?” our friend asked as he gazed steadily at our family heirloom of Our Lady of Fatima. Upon examination, we found that there was indeed a hole — one that ...

Fifty years ago, Spain was about 90% Catholic. Now it's less than half. Despite that decline, the country's Holy Week processions remain extremely popular, uniting young and old, the sacred and the ...

Women light candles and pray during a Mass in honor of St. Lazarus, the saint of pets and protector of animals, at a church in the Indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua, April 3, 2022. ...

PROCIDA, ItalyPROCIDA, Italy — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where ...

GRAND BLANC, MI – Norm Fox dropped to his knees when he saw Father Joe Krupp carrying a cross during Good Friday processions. This Good Friday was an important one to Fox. He was seeking ...

Two St. Bernard Parish churches will mark Good Friday today with processions that have become traditions for their parishioners and guests. At 11 a.m., parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ...

Nicaraguan police banned the Catholic Church from holding religious processions in the city of Masaya, for “public safety” reasons, a church source said Saturday. The Archdiocese of Managua, presided ...

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Actor Antonio Banderas joined the crowds in dozens of Palm Sunday processions, marking the official start of Holy Week in Spain, a country with a fervent Catholic tradition. After ...

PROCIDA, Italy (AP) — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public ...