What to Expect: World Youth Day 2023
Going to World Youth Day 2023? Here are 12 things you can expect during this absolutely unforgettable opportunity.
How to Prepare for World Youth Day 2023
Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for this trip of a lifetime.
Special Papal Blessing to Be Given Friday, March 27th: “Urbi et Orbi”
The Urbi et Orbi blessing is a solemn apostolic prayer to “The City (of Rome) and the World”.
Finding the Saints in Rome
The Eternal City is the final home to many of the Church’s most prominent saints.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Our Lady of Guadalupe
On December 12th of each year, the Catholic Church celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe. This day commemorates the Virgin Mary appearing to Saint Juan Diego, and is most well known by the image she left on Juan Diego’s cloak.
5 Ways to Pray Before and During your Pilgrimage
It is easy to get swept up in practical preparations for your pilgrimage and neglect your own spiritual needs. Ask yourself where in your life is most in need of God’s will and God’s grace. What do you most want to pray for during your pilgrimage?
A Curious Easter Tradition
A small Italian village celebrates Easter Monday with a competition rolling cheese through the streets of the town.
From Ashes to Palms
Our Lenten journey is almost complete. How can Palm Sunday be an inspiration for us as we move forward?
The 7 Traditional Pilgrimage Churches of Rome
Follow the path St. Philip Neri began over 500 years ago to connect pilgrims with 7 churches tied to early Church Saints.
Ash Wednesday
“On Ash Wednesday, we mark ourselves with a sign of all of these things. The Cross reminds us of the start of our every prayer. The ashes symbolize our fasting. And we are called to give alms through the ashes that remind us of our lack of need for earthly goods.”