Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica during his first Sunday blessing. From the balcony of St. Peter ...

The First Sunday of Advent, like the last Sundays of Ordinary Time, look forward to the Second Coming of Christ. As the liturgical year ends, the Church focuses on the final remaining act in salvation ...

This week, Christians begin a new liturgical year and enter into the rich and ancient four-week season of Advent. For most American Christians, Advent passes virtually unnoticed, as the celebration of ...

"And what I say to you I say to all: Watch" (Mark 13:37). This verse is from the Gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic Gospels. The Gospel of Mark is attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist and is ...

Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Returning to a scene from childhood can be disconcerting. Why? Because remnants of a world long past arise and compete with ...

Advent not only prepares us for the birth of Jesus Christ (his first advent), it also prepares us for his return (his second advent). Both of these themes are present in the readings for this Sunday.