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Every year, 19 days after Pentecost, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But where did that tradition originate? Devotion to the wounded heart of Jesus has its ...

While it is not yet fully known what our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV’s favorite devotions are, some good indications of a Marian leaning have already appeared. After he was introduced as the new Holy ...

Devotionals, which feature daily, weekly, or monthly readings and words from the Bible, are intended to bring the reader closer to God. Since their debut in the 1920s, devotionals have become ...

Nallely Bernal places a crown of flowers on a statue of Mary at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Lake Station, Ind., in May 2006. (CNS/Karen Callaway) Popular devotions have enjoyed a renaissance. Public ...

Devotionals are the most accessible and popular of the Bible-related books that, like commentaries and studies, encircle the scripture like planets orbiting the sun. Religion publishers are constantly ...

"The approaching centennial of the apparition of the infant Jesus and his Most Holy Mother to Sister Lucia at Pontevedra on Dec. 10, 1925, invites the faithful to renew, with deeper faith and greater ...

Inspiration and comfort do not offer us the full weight and scope of God’s Word. What do Bible teachers do for fun on a Friday night? They check the Amazon lists to see which Bible translation holds ...