In this article, I would like to dwell a bit more deeply on the fact that each of the sacraments is a sign. To aid in this, I would like to bring to your attention the thought of Dom Cyprian ...

Q. 576. Why does the Church use numerous ceremonies or actions in applying the outward signs of the Sacraments? A. The Church uses numerous ceremonies or actions in applying the outward signs of ...

With a conclave to elect a new pope scheduled to begin next week, several names have popped up as potential replacements for ...

Meloni herself met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Viktor Orbán of Hungary. There was, unsurprisingly, no sign of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would risk arrest in Italy because of a ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike—throughout the world, however imperfectly, in the way the pope does. The world needs the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

The traditions and rituals of the Catholic Church, combined with a longing for connection and faith, seem to hold an appeal for younger adults in Britain, and men in particular.

After the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as history’s first American pope, old allegations of coverup and ...

When Carla DiRuzza's son Christopher was diagnosed with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome at the age of 12, she cried. Due to the rare disorder, which causes intellectual disability, she thought ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew used to more conservative, doctrine-minded pontiffs.

If there are activities going on at your church and you’d like the community to know, send them to ellysa.harris@hearstnp.com or phnews@hearstnp.com to be published in his list of church briefs. The ...

He refused to weaponize the Eucharist or the other sacraments as if they were less ... whereas he saw the mitigation of the law as a sign of God’s infinite mercy. His detractors also deplored ...