Sunday, Aug. 1, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in ...

Pope Francis said on Sunday that Jesus’ declaration that he is the “Bread of Life” renews “our amazement for the gift of the Eucharist.” In his Angelus address on Aug. 8, the pope reflected on the ...

Sunday, Aug. 4, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. In the first reading, the Israelites in the ...

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Pope Francis raises the monstrance during eucharistic adoration at the end of Mass March 26, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) ...

The fox said to the Little Prince, "It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." That one simple line from The Little Prince is one possible ...

In Jewish homes around the world, as the sun sets on Monday night, the Passover Seder begins. This ritual marks the ancient Jewish exodus from Egypt, leaving behind a life of slavery and heading ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The steady rain and chilly winds did not stop scores of volunteers from participating in the distribution of the 34th annual Bread of Life Food Drive on Saturday at Monsignor ...

Concepción Flores saw bread in the making since she was a child. Her father, Dimas Camarillo, was a baker in Tehuacán, Mexico. And like most bakers in Mexico, he would start his workday so early in ...

For the first time in 15 years, Oceanside, a city of about 180,000, will have no wintertime overnight shelter. Bread of Life, run completely by some 50 non-paid volunteers, operated the shelter which ...