From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

In perfect harmony with this season of new life, Vindel took the next step and received the Sacraments of Initiation during ...

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France’s Catholic Church will welcome more than 10,384 adult catechumens at Easter this year, marking a 45% increase from 2024 figures, according to data released by the French Bishops’ ...

Fourth, my favorite prayer from the Rite of Baptism for one child is the Ephphetha, or prayer over the ears and mouth. The rite reads, “The Lord Jesus made the deaf hear and the mute speak. May he ...

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Jessica Harvey used to worship in a church with stained glass and a soaring ceiling.

Twenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars ... the practice of sound biblical preaching, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and faithful Christian living.” On the second mark, “holy ...

U.S. Catholic leaders are ending their church’s 50-year partnership with the federal government and seeking new ways to help refugees. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference ...