The Rev. Stephen Kanonik — known as Father Steve at St. Benedict parish on the North Side, where he was pastor — didn’t offer your average holy water blessing. The typical priest might offer ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

A priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn who has been ... 20 benediction “personal” and that he “will be asking for a blessing for his friend, the president of the United States, the new vice ...

Thank you, Cardinal Gregory, for being the man you are, the priest you are, and the bishop you are. We have been blessed by ...

Reflecting on the words of this great saint can aid us in growing our schools to become more aligned with Christ as well as ...

The 21 dioceses that responded to the Register’s inquiry also reported that blessings offered by priests are not tracked. In Mexico, the Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM) asked priests and ...

PEOPLE do not hold celebrations to celebrate the death of a family member. Celebrating the death of a family or someone in ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Diocese of El Paso marked a joyful milestone with the ordination of Anwar Alfonso Camarena Zeferín. The ceremony took place Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral, with ...

Rock Island Police Department Facebook UPDATE: On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Rock Island Police Department announced that Blessing Aoci was found safe and in "apparent good health." Multiple suspects ...

During the Holy Year 2025, which is centered on proclaiming a message of hope, Pope Francis told future priests to let hope be the guiding ... defending, assisting and blessing those whom the Lord has ...

In the letter former President Biden wrote to President Trump, he wished him well during his second term and said, “May God bless you.” “As I take leave of his sacred office I wish you and ...