On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

As you approach Aldie on Route 50, a church spire gradually rises above the newly built housing complexes and data centers.

On Holy Thursday, the Catholic Church celebrates a special Mass of the Lord’s Supper ... holy water is removed from the church’s fonts and the sacraments are not celebrated until the Easter vigil.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

The Holy Cross and Blessed Sacrament parishes in Olyphant and Throop consolidated into one Tuesday, taking on a new identity and becoming one of the first Roman Catholic churches worldwide to name ...

Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to become a beacon to 'illuminate dark nights' and reach out those who prefer 'technology, money, success, power or pleasure' in his first mass ...

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