The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin ... "mark," the seal of the Holy Spirit. A seal is a symbol of a person, a sign of personal authority, or ...

Pope Francis announced that Saint Isaac of Nineveh, also known as Isaac the Syrian, will be included in the Roman martyrology, the list of saints and martyrs celebrated by the Catholic Church.

Its presence, discreet but eloquent, elevates the atmosphere of the liturgical celebration, constantly reminding us of Mary ...

Speaking of Jesus and his crucifixion, as The Post reported in April, a bombshell NASA find could back up one of the Bible’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... These rites so listed: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Syriac, Armenian, Maronite, and ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Pantocrator in Patras, Greece, stands out for having been modeled after Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

Santiago de Compostela is one of the major centres of Christianity in the world — but the city’s sense of spirituality goes ...

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

In his recent apostolic letter, Desiderio desideravi, Pope Francis addresses a fundamental religious problem of modern humanity, especially in the global north: symbols are no longer symbolic.