''As our Earth continues to be wounded by wars in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in many other regions of the world, I invite all the faithful to live the day of August 22 in fasting and prayer, ...

When Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony to introduce himself to the world, he gave a short speech — about 500 words. But in that speech, he used the word “peace” nine times.

EDITORIAL: Just as European Christians prayed the Rosary and fasted to be freed from the repressive Ottoman Empire, we need to employ the same strategy for peace in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Catholics around the world this week united in a day of prayer and fasting for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land as war continues to devastate the region. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in calling for a day of fasting, abstinence and organized prayer for peace on Tuesday as the war between Israel and ...

A Ukrainian Catholic leader called on Monday for prayer and fasting to “cast out the evil spirit of war” from his homeland. In a video message released on March 14, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav ...

A new season is upon us, one of fasting, prayer and fellowship. A season where many Catholics recommit and rediscover the heart of their faith and of their personal lives. But wait… What season is ...

Meatless Wednesdays and Fridays? No butter, cheese or eggs during Lent? More than a hundred fast or abstinence days per year? Maybe being a Catholic today isn’t so tough after all ... The Church has ...