Catholics usually go on a Visita Iglesia on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. This means visiting seven churches in one day. While in a church, devotees pray and join small groups of other devotees in ...

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 ...

He said Francis, who was the first Latin American pope, would be 'remembered for his compassion' and had 'profoundly touched ...

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 ...

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

Sri Lanka becoming a Macbethian sick state? The traditional ritual of anointing medicinal oil (or ‘hisa thel gaema’ in ...

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 ...

Pope Francis’ image seemed ... in writings from the Catholic faithful outside a parish in Quezon City, Philippines: “Thank you for the love, compassion and hope,” one message read.

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 ...