The word Pentecost comes from the Greek pentēkostē, meaning "fiftieth." It commemorates the moment when Christ, having risen and ascended, fulfilled his promise by sending the Holy Spirit upon the ...

WORD ALIVEOnce an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, ...

In the center is a glass window in colors of fire. A brilliant white dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit, stands out against it. (It is astonishing to realize that the dove has a wingspan of two ...

We read in the Acts of the Apostles, when the day of Pentecost had come, they were together in one place. Suddenly there came ...

On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

The Holy Spirit reveals himself to each of us through signs that would appear to anyone else to be nothing more than ...

Next week, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season ...

Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than Pentecost. The oldest of our festivals, just the ...

This Friday, she’ll have the holy spirit in her hands serving as this year’s dove bearer in the annual Epiphany celebration. “It’s a symbolism but I truly believe the holy spirit does come ...

Wagner designed a wood carving display depicting the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, over seven tongues of fire, representing the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. For the actual celebration ...

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In a post on X, the Rae Bareli MP shared a photo of Pope Francis with a dove in his hand ... sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in ...