1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

A historic stained-glass window from the former St. John the Baptist Church now resides at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the ... the bishop blesses the Oil of Chrism that will be used for Baptism, Confirmation, and Anointing of the sick or ...

While many prepared for Easter egg hunts and festive dinners, these Liberty City church goers headed to the beach for an ...

Whoever he was, his secret went to the grave with him, but its effects are still felt today. Holy Cow! History is written by novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff J. Mark Powell.

and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). Baptism likely originated from earlier ritual practices. Forms of purification by water existed in ancient Judaism, for example, in the mikveh, a ...

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was such a success — more than a $5 million international gross, 14 times its budget — that it re-launched the Monty Python brand. A famous character from the ...

Christians across the world are marking Holy Week with processions and reenactments of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. In Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland, thousands attended an annual reenactment of the ...

OTTAWA - By most measures, Mark Carney’s resume is stacked. Chief of central banks for two G7 countries. Investment banker. International climate finance expert. An economics degree from Harvard ...

Former representative to the Holy See, Sir David Moxon, says the Pope chose most of the Cardinals - so he'd expect them to value a warm and loving Church. "I think that it would be highly likely ...

Francis Lucas told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita in an interview. (Cardinal Tagle is okay, he can win but the Holy Spirit will decide.) Pope Francis on Easter Monday died due to stroke and ...

We even call the pope “Holy Father.” For reasons explained in my 2021 book, “Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks,” I had a difficult relationship with my own ...