Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – white (positive) and black (negative) – lies behind the use of the two ...

Incense (from the Latin incendere ... Sacramental Theology and Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy, Australian Catholic University ...

“We want to give people a deeper appreciation of Catholic history and patrimony ... O’Donnell said the incense rising from the large censer calls to mind the image of prayers rising up to ...

Catholic incense Catholics utilise smoke in many rituals in the form of incense. Incense (from the Latin incendere, meaning“to burn”) signifies prayer, sacrifice and reverence for people and ...