This was the highest since France’s Conference of Bishops began such records 20 years ago. At 7,404, the number of teenagers ...

In an age of tribal conflict and religious confusion, St. Clotilde’s example shows how one marriage — and one soul — can ...

The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by far the largest ...

This is based on the traditional symbol of the Augustinian order. The fleur-de-lis has particular significance in Catholic iconography ... which may hold personal meaning for the pope, who has ...

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death ... celebration 1234 The meaning and grace of the sacrament of Baptism are clearly seen ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist ... The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the ...

8. Rosary — This name beautifully combines faith and style, referencing the iconic Catholic symbol of prayer, while its meaning—"a string of beads used for prayer"—adds a deep spiritual ...

On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

The recent terror attacks in France have generated a great deal of anxiety about the sturdiness of one of the pillars on which her republican edifice has been erected secularism The word does not figu ...

This corrosive element also has a negative meaning throughout the Old Testament ... Further reading: The symbol, a source of harmony The “condiment of condiments” for the Greeks has a divine ...

Saint Augustine already emphasized the need to trace this figure consciously, pointing out that many trace it without seeking to understand its meaning ... community and a symbol of protection ...

Bishop Michael George Msonganzila of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Musoma has warned that consecrated places of public ...