“It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the special outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." ...

On the Day of Pentecost, 14 th May, 1606 he declared:"Let the heavens ... In 1901 Cardinal Moran, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney reported to the Council of the Royal Geographical Society of ...

While I continue to grieve for those whose lives have been forever changed by this catastrophe, friends and colleagues among ...

Bishop David Tencer, known for his Capuchin beard, talks about the diversity of the Catholic flock in Reykjavik and why the ...

These fun family-friendly activities offer meaningful ways for everyone to show love, kindness and faith, while also creating ...

What it did not find time to do was to stop the abuse of children by Catholic priests. A church founded by a man who ...

The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

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

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch ...

The leader of the USCCB has commended the move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.