Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” was among the Dutch artist’s final works. (Getty Images) As we cross the ...

I have been accompanying my adult first cousin once removed, Tara, as she has grown deeper in her Catholic faith through the ...

By Anna Verry For The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 Week 5 This week’s Gospel reading, John 8:1-11, offers valuable insights .

Pope Francis reflects on the story of Zacchaeus as part of his Jubilee 2025 catechesis, urging Catholics to embrace God’s ...

Zacchaeus -- and the people in the crowd -- probably expected Jesus to rebuke him for being a tax collector, but Jesus asks him to climb down and tells him that he wants to go to his house. The Gospel ...