As clergy and faithful present proclaimed “Axios! Axios! Axios!” (Greek for “He is worthy”), Fr. Artur Bubnevych was ...

Will the LDF government dare to address this caste discrimination and uphold Kerala’s progressive legacy as the Communist Party marks its centenary in India this year? The answer may redefine the ...

98 1288 "From that time on the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ's will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift ... is conferred by the priest who baptizes.

In the Old Testament, priests and kings were anointed, typically by a prophet, for special service to God, and thus a sign of their consecration. St. Cyril of Jerusalem speaks to the matter of ...

The way consecrated women and men live their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience can offer light and hope to a world ...

French pilgrims descend the steps to a baptistery, make the sign of the cross, and ascend again, candle in hand, symbolizing ... a biblical scholar and priest of the Diocese of Strasbourg, the ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

Peter is about to raised higher by the Lord, who says, in effect, “You will be my coworker in a far more important enterprise ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.