Lent, that time of somber reflection, has begun. Many of us, after years of warmed-over helpings of pulpit porridge calling us to penance and fasting, might be ready for a new approach. Maybe ...

The beatitudes should be a defining feature of a Christian's identity because they reveal the way that Jesus lived his life, Pope Francis said Wednesday. "The beatitudes always bring joy; they are the ...

The saints were not "starched," picture-perfect conformists, Pope Francis said; they were "countercultural and revolutionary." The multitude of men and women honored on the feast of All Saints lived ...

Sunday, Feb. 16, is the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 & 6; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26. The Gospel passage today is Luke’s version ...

During Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints at Rome's Verano cemetery, Pope Francis exhorted believers to follow the way of the beatitudes, calling it the path that will lead to sanctity. "The people ...

[Editor’s Note: Father Jeffrey Kirby, known to the readers of Crux for his weekly spirituality column, is the parish priest of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Indian Land, South Carolina. He holds a ...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of columns by James Keenan, S.J., on contemporary issues in moral theology. I have argued in my last three columns that grief, vulnerability and ...

Jesus opens the most famous oratory in history with eight blessings. These sayings are collectively known as the Beatitudes. Using the language borrowed from the first psalm and a Messianic prophecy ...

“Suddenly I feel old,” someone said recently. He may have been in his 70s, but what he meant was that he had recently lost his long-time partner, and about the same time he was having life-changing ...

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis on the eight beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel, saying the beatitudes are a message for all of humanity.