The mission and faculty ("the sacred power") to act in persona Christi. Configuration to Christ as Priest, Teacher, and Pastor. The imprinting, as in Baptism, of an indelible character that cannot ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

Francis advocated for the powerless, for those who have so little and yet are villainized by people in positions of authority ...

While firmly part of Italy for more than a century, influences from that rich and complicated past can be seen in the ...

The mid-17th-century painting, titled 'Confirmation', is a key work from the vast collection of the emirate's Department of ...

The Church, however, can institute the ceremonies to be used in administering or giving the Sacraments. Q. 579. How do we know there are seven Sacraments and no more or less? A. We know there are ...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates –April 2025: Over the past decades, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has developed the inspiring and comprehensive Abu Dhabi Collection ...

Seven seminarians are scheduled to be ordained deacons by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge April 26. They will be assigned to ...

— There are definitely a dozen security guards in headscarves, and even priests with epaulettes under their cassocks. The ...