St. Luke is one of the first prominent Gentiles in early Christianity. Despite his fame as the author of one of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, we know almost nothing of his life.

This Sunday’s Gospel mentions Jerusalem twice. “It is written,” writes Luke, “the forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem” (Lk 24:47).

It takes place from the Loggia of the Blessings Hall of the Vatican Basilica, with a Latin formula inspired by chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke. "Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus Papam!

Luke tells us that the Pentecost time of remembering God's law was "fulfilled." That word, sumpleroo, speaks of completion, the achievement of all that the law was meant to be. Something new is afoot.

April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion is rich in symbolism, liturgical pageantry and an extra Gospel passage at the beginning of mass.

The Gospel Is History. At the very outset, the heart of the Christian message is tied to the events of history. God in the person of Christ has entered our world, and has participated in human ...

The events of the Holy Week are recorded in all four Gospels of the Bible’s New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.