On Nov. 9, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the parish church of the popes, considered the mother church of Catholicism. The basilica's ...

Most tourists visiting Rome—including Catholic pilgrims—generally believe that St. Peter's Basilica is the most important church in the world and has always been the pope's residence and cathedral.

The Lateran Basilica is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. It is the highest ranking of the four major basilicas of Rome, the others being St. Mary Major, St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Paul ...

Happy Church Day! As feast days go, this Sunday is one of the more unusual ones on the church calendar. We don’t commemorate a Biblical event (say, the baptism of Jesus) or a saint. We don’t mark a ...

We take a break from our regularly scheduled Sunday readings to celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. While it may seem odd to do so in a month dedicated to the Four Last Things, it is ...

I have had the tremendous joy and privilege of visiting the city of Rome on numerous occasions. Of course, the city of Rome is steeped in rich history and tradition. I could remember my first few ...

Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 Here is a phrase you are going to hear a lot in the coming weeks: “Home for the holidays.” Whoever used it first was a ...

The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome—a feast about a building—can intimidate preachers. The temptation? Mention it briefly and move on to the readings. But Sylvester Tan, S.J.

Morris Hills High School defeated Pope John XXIII Regional High School, 5-0, in boys varsity soccer on Friday in Sparta. This was the last game of the regular season. Leonardo Belloni scored 4 goals ...

Happy Church Day! As feast days go, this Sunday is one of the more unusual ones on the church calendar. We don’t commemorate a Biblical event (say, the baptism of Jesus) or a saint. We don’t mark a ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Saturday bestowed one of the Catholic Church's highest honors on St. John Henry Newman, the deeply influential 19th- century British convert and theologian, declaring ...