Dr. Briola was always interested in religion, from Roman mythology to Christianity, and was fascinated by the priesthood ...

A nor’easter hit Massachusetts Sunday afternoon, bringing heavy rain to most of the state and high winds and flooding to the coastline, according to the National Weather Service. Weather conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis made what would be his final public appearance on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square outside the Vatican to celebrate the Easter holiday. The pope would pass away less than 24 hours later at ...

Patriarch Beshara Rai, head of Lebanon's Maronite church, underwent surgery after breaking his hip during Easter Sunday mass, the patriarchate said. At the start of a mass in Bkerke, north of Beirut, ...