Every prayer routine in the Byzantine tradition, whether at church or at home, begins with a hymn to the Holy Spirit: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — With Connecticut’s governor removing all restrictions on indoor gatherings, with the exception of wearing a mask, starting May 19, the state’s Catholic bishops have now moved to ...

More than 2,000 are expected Saturday as Cardinal Robert W. McElroy celebrates the San Diego Diocese’s seventh annual Pentecost Mass for All Peoples. The free event, at Cathedral Catholic High School ...

Last month, Pope Leo XVI made his first U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Pham as the head of the San Diego diocese, marking the first time a Vietnamese-American has led a U.S. diocese. By clicking ...

Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country — which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the pandemic last year and have gradually opened them to limited occupancy in ...

Pope Francis has invited thousands of Catholic charismatics and members of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches to Rome to celebrate Pentecost and mark the 50th anniversary of what became the Catholic ...

ROME – After clearing his schedule Friday morning due to what the Vatican described as a fever, Pope Francis appeared to have rebounded quickly over the weekend, holding several meetings and giving an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Șumuleu Ciuc in Romania on Saturday to partake in the liturgy for what is believed to be the most ...

Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking up to the Șumuleu Hill to the open-air altar where the mass was held.