The Papal Conclave & Election Process
The College of Cardinals are gathering in Rome and on May 7th will begin the conclave which will elect the new Pope, the successor of Pope Francis. The conclave is the gathering of cardinals eligib...
Pope Francis' Top 10 Secrets to Happiness
With the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, we want to share what he revealed in an interview with Catholic News Service of the top 10 secrets to happiness: Slowing down, bei...
The Story of Mary Magdalene and the First Easter Egg
When we think of Easter eggs, we often picture colorful shells, festive baskets, and joyful celebrations. But did you know there’s a legend connecting Easter eggs to Mary Magdalene, one of the most...
Why Do We Do Lenten Penance? Two Powerful Reasons to Embrace Sacrifice
Understanding the Meaning of Lenten Penance Lent is a sacred season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, but why does the Church emphasize penance during this time? What purpose does it serve in our...
A Guide to 4 Popular Devotional Tools for Lent
Christmas and Easter are the two principle feasts of the liturgical year. On Christmas our Savior was born, and on Easter, the Church's most important feast, our Savior accomplished what he was bor...
“From long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again. They also flee from the Cross, but return; so holy water ...
Ways For Catholics To Celebrate St. Nicholas's Day
December 6th is the feast day of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, which appropriately falls during the Advent season. This feast day is an especially exciting one for children as they co...
This novena prayer was composed by The Catholic Company staff. It is directed to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the United States of America.See also A Prayer to Put the ...
Mysterious Light That Shone from Priest's Home Chapel Where Blessed Sacrament Was Kept
Was this photo a Eucharistic Miracle? There is good reason to believe so, because that strangely large, bright light was shining from inside the private chapel of a priest's residence where the Ble...
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Mary's Martyr for Christ
August 14th is the feast day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Polish priest, Franciscan friar, and 20th century martyr for the Faith.HIS LIFE STORYAs a young boy Maximilian had a strong devotion to the B...