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Today's Readings

Hear what the whole Church is reading today.

Ten quiet minutes with the same readings proclaimed at every Mass today.

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Have You Prayed the Rosary Today?

The Glorious Mysteries

  1. The Resurrection
  2. The Ascension
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  4. The Assumption of Mary
  5. The Coronation of Mary

If you can pray the Our Father and the Hail Mary, you can pray the Rosary.

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Popular Prayers

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  • Novena to St. Jude

    For desperate cases, hopeless situations, and urgent needs.

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  • Hail Mary

    The prayer of the Angel Gabriel and St. Elizabeth.

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  • Prayer to St. Michael

    "Defend us in battle." Pope Leo XIII's powerful prayer.

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  • The Memorare

    "Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection…"

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  • Divine Mercy Chaplet

    "Jesus, I trust in You." The chaplet Jesus gave St. Faustina.

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  • How to Pray the Rosary

    A simple, step-by-step guide to the Rosary.

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Questions About the Faith?

Clear, simple answers about what Catholics believe and why, from the Eucharist to Mary to the Pope.

Catholicism Explained

Meet the Saints.

Discover their stories. Explore their lives, feast days, and witness to Christ.

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Pray & Grow.

Nearly 300 traditional Catholic prayers, litanies, and novenas, arranged by topic.

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Hope & Healing.

Faith, comfort, and practical help for the hard seasons of life.

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How Did We Get the Bible?

Explore Scripture and the story behind the Bible.

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Where Our Name Comes From

Christian Is Our Name.
Catholic Is Our Family.

Catholics are Christians. The early Church said so in its own words.

"Wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrnaeans 8, c. A.D. 107
A.D. 107: the earliest written use of "the Catholic Church" that we still have.
"Christian is my name, but Catholic my surname." St. Pacian of Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian, c. A.D. 375
A.D. 375: a bishop explains why he is both Christian and Catholic.
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Common Questions About the Catholic Faith

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  • Do Catholics Worship Mary?

    What Catholics really believe about the Mother of God.

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  • Why Confess to a Priest?

    Where Confession comes from, straight from the Gospels.

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  • Is the Eucharist Really Jesus?

    Why Catholics believe Christ is truly present.

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  • Why Pray to the Saints?

    Asking for prayers from the family of God in heaven.

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  • What Is Purgatory?

    What the Church actually teaches, and what it doesn't.

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  • Did Constantine Create the Church?

    A popular claim, checked against history.

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