According to the Catholic Church, there are seven Sacraments ... if the Eucharist were merely a symbol of Christ or merely a meal of ordinary bread and wine. People do not profane the Body ...

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death ... communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ and have been ...

In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used. The paschal candle, sometimes known as the Easter candle, is lit as a sign of the light of Christ. The belief is that in the darkness the light of ...

In the early Church, when Christians were being persecuted, Christians would use the fish symbol as a secret sign symbolising to others that they were Christians. One person would draw one arc of ...

Asked about what the Catholic Church needs in the wake of Francis’ death, Archbishop Pierre said it 'needs first and foremost ...