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 ...

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.

The exorcism ritual in the Catholic Church is strange ... she found herself no longer able to enter a church without violent thoughts of smashing the holy water fonts and harming the priests.

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

Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a special Holy Year week in Rome dedicated to ...

The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

The Funeral Portrait goes 2-for-2 atop Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, lifting to No. 1 on the June 14-dated survey with “Holy Water.”. The track, which features Five Finger Death ...

The Holy Catholic Church doesn’t err, they claim. Her teachings might develop as our knowledge expands, they argue, but the church’s teachings never change.

The Holy Spirit, he said, 'teaches us to walk together in unity.' Pope Leo noted that 'where there is the Spirit, there is movement, a journey to be made.' A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Theodore Edward Gabrielli of San Diego -a Catholic priest who worked at churches, schools, and ministries in San Jose, ...

On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force ...