Of the lengthening of litanies, there is no end. For the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship added seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph. Given ...

[Editor’s Note: Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., is director of strategic planning, the Sullivan Family Saints Initiative, and undergraduate studies in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the ...

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us; Jesus, graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, ...

Marlee, Minh-Ha, Mikayla and Trieu Nguyen, members of The Madeleine Parish in Northeast Portland, Ore., pose for a photo in this undated photo. Trieu said he is grateful the church is taking a closer ...