126 1309 Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit - his actions, his gifts ...

The effects of Confirmation are an increase of sanctifying grace, the strengthening of our faith, and the gifts of the Holy Ghost ... Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Love is simple, says Reverend Paul Anthony Daniels, because “in its most visceral form,” it boils down to three things: spit, ...

Every week, behind a half dozen security doors that lead to Unit 2—Tennessee’s death row—Kevin Burns holds a worship service. He leads Communion, prayer, liturgy, and a sermon with men who share his ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

Democrats have cast the Trump administration’s ouster of eight senior FBI leaders as a “purge” and act of “retribution” from a weaponized Justice Department, some likening it to President Nixon’s ...

“It is a time for us to recognize the power and the gift of the Holy Spirit, who draws us together and who bestows upon us wisdom and knowledge as we go forth into the new year,” Bishop Dolan ...

While I continue to grieve for those whose lives have been forever changed by this catastrophe, friends and colleagues among ...

Two young men from Italy to be canonized this year still prove that holiness is not just for saints, according to a panel ...

Jennifer Mauro Managing Editor Catholic Star Herald I consider myself a resilient person. But lately, my resilience has been ...

By Dionne Meehan THIRTEEN-year-old Enya Maria Celia McMurrough was remembered for being immensely loving, caring and gentle ...