Two traditions: East and West 1290 In the first centuries Confirmation generally comprised one ... anointing with the oil of catechumens signifies cleansing and strengthening; the anointing of the ...

The same is true of the one priesthood of Christ ... we also would not have the sacraments of confirmation, anointing of the sick, reconciliation and the sacrament of sacraments, the Most Holy ...

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world. The Catholic News Agency earlier this year reported a slight increase in the number of Catholics globally, with the ...

Their faith was based on such a strong and personal experience of Christ, dead and risen, that they were not afraid of ...

Nottingham Crown Court heard how some of the sick images Fida Hussain was watching for were of young children in distress. Other horrific videos included a youngster engaged in sexual acts with ...

BATON ROUGE (WGNO) – No. 8 John Curtis traveled to Baton Rouge Thursday afternoon to face No. 1 Catholic High ... side of a pitching clinic in game one. The second inning was the only frame ...

Pope Francis had a special devotion to the Marian icon, Salus Populi Romani (Salvation or Health of the Roman People), which ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday joked he’d like to be the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... “That would be my number one choice.” In response to Trump’s remarks ...

"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me," sang Paul McCartney in the enduring 1970 Beatles' anthem, ...