Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The King and Queen's state visit to Italy will coincide with the jubilee year, an event in the Catholic calendar that is estimated to bring 30-32 million visitors to Rome across 12 months.