In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all ...

Catholics across Northwest Indiana will get marked with ashes on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

Rex Jenkins, 5, of Omaha, wears ash on his forehead on Ash Wednesday in a drive thru-style service at Countryside Community Church.

Although Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic church, this service -- which initiates the liturgical season of Lent -- is well-attended, according to Monsignor R. Mark ...

It was Ash Wednesday. Poplavskaya spent the whole day with a young Catholic priest, Father Kirill Bardonov, from a small town ...

The town of Taybeh is the last entirely Christian town in the occupied West Bank, representing “a unique presence in the ...

These are the death notices published in this week's editions of The Sentinel. Our thoughts are with the families and friends ...

The decision was issued on Tuesday, July 1. Approval has been granted for a mezzanine floor and a change of use at Unit 2 ...

Spokane firefighters handled 15 suspicious fires in 36 hours, suspected of being the work of a convicted arsonist.

Art Exhibition: 6 p.m., Thursday, July 10, Schuylkill County Historical Society, 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville. “Hometown Pottsville,” a collection of work highlighting views of the city and ...

Questions linger about whether many of the displaced will return to communities. Also, is the soil healthy? Is the air clean?

An overnight trip to Knock is leaving Thursday 17th July, returning Friday 18th July. Bus will pick up in Wellingtonbridge, ...