On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

In the seventh century, the Church in Rome adopted the practice of Adoration of the Cross from the Church in Jerusalem, where a fragment of wood believed to be the Lord's cross had been venerated ...

When Edgar Palaquibay heard the news of the pope’s death on television at 7 a.m.—from the other side of the Atlantic—he didn’t hesitate. The 68-year-old from Ecuador immediately booked a ...