Precious condiment and essential to life, salt is a symbol that can signify just as much a curse as a means of protection, ...

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. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are ...

Pope John Paul II, who later became St. John Paul II, blesses a baby during an annual baptism liturgy in the Vatican’s ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy blesses more than 800 catechumens, candidates, godparents, sponsors, and family members catechumens and candidates who attended the March 16, 2025 Rite of Election and Call ...

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 ...

Twal is the first patriarchal vicar of Jordan to be ordained on Jordanian soil at a crucial time for the region, amidst the ...

I joined family members for a special, joyous occasion in St Brendan's Catholic Church Birr. This was the Confirmation of ...

Michael Wagner and his pregnant wife, Joanne, were traveling to the March for Life in Washington in 1976 when she — and their ...

Patrick was reportedly responsible for the conversion and baptism of thousands of people ... one Protestant and one Catholic, both named St Patrick’s Cathedral. Conveniently, they’re about ...