Unlike traditional mosaics, the Willard family mosaic in Willard Memorial Chapel was not built on site. This large work, ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

Pope John Paul II has become the first Pontiff to enter a mosque during his groundbreaking pilgrimage to Syria. The country's top Muslim clerics are escorting the Pope through Damascus' Omayyad Mosque ...

In some faith traditions in the U.S., men make up a larger proportion of the membership. For example, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, men make up 52% and women 47%, which is a ...

A traditionalist religious order is building a new home in the woods of Western N.C. Not everyone is happy to see them.

Catholics in China are observing the Lenten season of the Jubilee Year with spiritual reflections that address aging and illness, finding solace in Pope Francis’ resilience. “Old age is not a ...

The bishops of the European Union convened in Nemi (Italy) from 26 to 28 March 2025 for the spring Plenary Assembly of COMECE ...

With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to ...