The sacraments are the means by which Christ, in his glorified, resurrected body, seeks to communicate the gift of divine life to humanity, to make us part of his mystical body, the church.

A new report mapping the Catholic Church’s more than 1.2 billion souls — on track to reach 1.64 billion by 2050 — holds some surprises.

Sacraments: Baptism of Fire. 3 minute read. TIME. July 16, 1965 12:00 AM GMT-4. W hen Luci Baines Johnson celebrated her 18th birthday by entering the Roman Catholic Church a fortnight ago, Father ...