1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central ... the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this symbolism Baptism signifies communion ...

Before receiving the sacrament, they respond to a three-part ... came to recognize and receive the Symbol of 381. The use of this formula in the Creed was gradually admitted into the Latin liturgy ...

Love will be in the air tomorrow. Valentine’s Day is a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love. Saint Valentine, a third-century priest in the pagan Roman Empire ...

We could have waited for spring, but we cannot. It is Valentine’s Day, the feast of the noblest of human emotions — the feast of love. Who is this obscure and enigmatic Valentine, the patron saint of ...

Further reading: The scaffolding of Notre-Dame, a symbol of resilience Within this ... First, the Blessed Sacrament has been restored to a tabernacle on the high altar. Every visitor—believer ...

Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. But there’s another Neapolitan ...

This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the ...

Fye Editorial When we receive marriage announcements from diocesan parishes for publication in The Catholic Messenger, it is ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial Thursday, making a stop at one of the most ...

North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government ...

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...

The eruption of neo-Nazism and White Supremacy across the country has exposed the public to symbols, terms, and ideology drawn directly from Nazi Germany and Holocaust-era fascist movements. The ...