"The [seven] sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are ...

Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments for Catholics where a baptized person affirms their commitment to God and the ...

We know there are seven Sacraments and no more or less because the Church always taught that truth. The number of the Sacraments is a matter of faith, and the Church cannot be mistaken in matters ...

Regarding the questions posed at the beginning of the essay, the teachings and examples set by the Essene community had a ...

Bishop Earl Fernandes announced June 26 that the diocese of Columbus will be lowering its age of confirmation to the fourth grade.

One big temptation for religious types when it comes to “Evolution,” is the belief that soul/spirit/the spiritual is also evolving (meaning, automatically becoming better and even transforming into ...

One particularly powerful episode was a conversation with Jessica Rose, who identified as a male for seven years, battled depression, and attempted suicide until she gave her life to Christ.

The Trump administration has joined litigation against Washington state over a recently passed law that requires Catholic ...

As eight young adults accompany the Blessed Sacrament across the United States, Franciscan chaplains offer daily spiritual support and sacraments.

Thom Higgins is credited for coining the term “gay pride.” He also earned national headlines when he threw a pie in anti-gay activist Anita Bryant’s face in 1977. And for most of his 44 years, Higgins ...

In response to the Protestants, the council affirmed and solidified the sacred teachings of the church including the Mass, purgatory, justification, the seven sacraments, that divine revelation comes ...

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