A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

1317 Confirmation, like Baptism, imprints a spiritual mark or indelible ... doni Spiritus Sancti" (Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.) in the Roman rite, or: Signaculum doni Spiritus ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...