Many Catholic ... their ideas. Teaching children Latin from an early grade develops their intellect and makes it easier for them to participate in prayers in the language of the Church.

when flowers are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent. The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and ...

There are two main ideas that will help us see this ... flood subsided was the presentation of “burnt offerings on the altar,” thus performing a priestly act (Genesis 8:20).

On 17 January, the United Reformed Church ... McIntosh have lent their support as well as a title to a new film marking the 60 th anniversary of the founding of Scotland’s Catholic international ...

A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger ...

Deacon John Bartos says the Saint Patrick Church fish fry is the latest step back in the parish's renaissance.

The Carmelite church at Whitefriar Street in Dublin is an unlikely but popular pilgrimage site for couples, who can venerate ...

After decades of prolific artistic creation, a master santero is celebrating a first. Los Lunas-based santero Nicolas Otero, a longtime carving and painting saint-maker whose works include church ...

The human quest for transcendence and meaning has not disappeared with modernity, but has adapted to the evolving cultural ...

Not by Bread Alone 2025: Daily reflections for Lent is a very similar format, this time using the readings appointed for the eucharist (a cycle that Anglicans share with the Roman Catholic Church).

A man climbed onto the high altar of St Peter’s Basilica and hurled candelabra to the ground in front of shocked visitors there for the Jubilee year. The masked vandal desecrated the altar by ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...