A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for arrival of the new Pope in St Peter's square. Camillo Pasquarelli In 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Rhode Island, a premature baby was ...

Find today’s readings here. There are times when we read the Gospels when it becomes difficult to visualize the story being told. This is one of them. What does it mean that Jesus gave the apostles ...

The end of a Mass normally ends with prayer. But on March 5, parishioners in Connecticut were stunned when their pastor paused right after the concluding rites. St. Thomas Catholic Church in Thomaston ...

Especially in challenging times, taking a moment to appreciate the wondrous can be especially comforting. Recently, I wrote about what’s probably the ultimate wonderment: birth. Here are 13 other ...

How should we understand miracles? Many people in the near and distant past have believed in them; many still do. I believe in miracles too, in my way, reconciling rationalism and inklings of a ...

ROME — Over the first weekend in March, scholars and experts from the world over met in Rome to discuss one of the core features of the Christian religion: Miracles. The event was organized by the ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to the brain. A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for ...