Holy water is also removed from the fonts in churches on Good Friday and ... which is Latin for “three days.” Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church ...

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter ... holy water is removed from the church’s fonts and the sacraments are not celebrated until the Easter vigil. Like the first Christians bereft ...

An advocate for victims of clergy abuse said Saturday they are holding on to cautious hope about Pope Leo XIV, but keeping a ...

Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson wrote that Rev. Vincent Young has been residing with the nuns and "unlawfully celebrating the sacraments." ...

State Sen. Howard Marklein and State Rep. Mark Born, the Republican co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee, say the GOP ...

In Rome, the Cardinals are gathering for the final time before electing the New Pope. Meetings at the Vatican have been ...

Cardinals begin historic conclave to elect a new pope, with uncertainty over Francis' legacy and potential new leaders.

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...