The pontiff will be laid to rest after a Mass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The first Jesuit and first ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...

Churches across the United States and abroad will celebrate Easter on Sunday, a holy day commemorating the resurrection of ...

In a world where conservative right-wingers are hell-bent on reframing Christianity, acting selflessly with kindness, ...

The giving of the white garment or cloth to signify our sinless state after baptism; and 6. The giving of the lighted candle to signify the light of faith and fire of love that should dwell in our ...

which will as it were "confirm" and complete the baptismal anointing. 1243 The white garment symbolizes that the person baptized has "put on Christ," 42 has risen with Christ. The candle , lit ...

A baptism is a beautiful event that brings together your closest family and friends. You want to throw a lovely reception, ...

SALISBURY Cathedral held its annual Easter Vigil service, where people were baptised. On Easter Sunday, April 20, at ...

The death of Pope Francis marks not only the passing of a spiritual leader but the beginning of a symbolic process rooted in ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

It's no longer news that the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, passed away on Easter ...