1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV) presided over the baptism of three brothers in a small Michigan town in 2014.

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

Shortly after his inauguration as Vice President, J. D. Vance spoke at the annual March for Life, an anti-abortion rally in ...

Beloved brothers and sisters: because these our sons, who are your relatives and friends, are now to be advanced to the Order of priests, consider carefully the nature of the rank in the Church to whi ...

Q: At my parish, we were blessed to have several adults baptized and enter into full communion with the church this past Easter. But my question is, what happens with their marriages? Doesn't a marrie ...

On Sunday, May 18, starting at 4 p.m., the Mahoosuc Community Band Spring Concert will be held on the Gould Campus in Bingham Auditorium.  Ed Ryan is the conductor, working with many talented ...

It concludes with the simultaneous reception of the three "initiation" sacraments – baptism, the Eucharist and confirmation. Adult baptisms are ordinarily celebrated at Easter because ...

Before becoming pope, Leo XIV spent nearly a decade in northern Peru, where he earned deep respect by reforming a ...

Duleek & District Community Text Alert covering Duleek, Bellewstown, Ardcath/Clonalvy, Donore, Beamore, Rathfeigh, Stamullen, ...

Francis advocated for the powerless, for those who have so little and yet are villainized by people in positions of authority ...

Christian “friends” quietly cut Kai out of their lives. In Christianity, the word “sacrament” often refers to a particular ...