Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2024, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of ...

When it comes to the wonders of the mysteries of the sacraments, our Lord, through his church, wants us to understand that the sacraments are: of Christ, of the church, of faith, of salvation and of ...

For the Church’s first seven centuries, penance could be received no more than once in a lifetime. That policy dated back to the time of St. Peter. The New Testament tells us... - Published on August ...

Too many Catholic teens are slipping into adulthood without undergoing the central sacrament of confirmation, a formal acceptance into the church, complete with a special anointing of the Holy Spirit.

"One of the oldest memories of the church is the memory of the church as sanctuary. By my own theological reckoning, one of ...

When the Incarnate Word is the founder of your Church and thus leader of your apostolic team, you want him “in the game” as much as possible, so that your teammates—and thereby your opponents as ...

A new report mapping the Catholic Church’s more than 1.2 billion souls — on track to reach 1.64 billion by 2050 — holds some surprises. And not all bode well for the church’s future as it faces major ...