The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition ... Sancti [the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit] in the Byzantine rite. 1321 When Confirmation is celebrated separately ...

It also “unites us more firmly to Christ…” and “it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us” (CCC 1303). From this we see that the effects of confirmation are very Trinitarian.

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch ...

Love is simple, says Reverend Paul Anthony Daniels, because “in its most visceral form,” it boils down to three things: spit, ...

While I continue to grieve for those whose lives have been forever changed by this catastrophe, friends and colleagues among ...

During a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church that has the theme “Pilgrims of Hope,” the archdiocese’s 2025 Annual Catholic ...

Democrats have cast the Trump administration’s ouster of eight senior FBI leaders as a “purge” and act of “retribution” from ...

St. Thomas More Ale will be a guest of honor at the Bourbon, Bags n’ Brews event hosted by St. Thomas More Catholic Church on ...

The area outside the main church hall at Church of the Holy Spirit, where Fr Cary Chan was hit in an alleged assault on Feb 9, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari) In a statement, the Catholic Church ...

New leader of Catholic Church in Detroit calls to 'see Christ' in migrants. Bishop Edward Weisenburger will become Archbishop of Detroit next month. Archbishop Allen Vigneron has led the Detroit ...