Christians celebrate the Ascension, symbolizing Jesus' ascent to God. Le Monde explores the history and symbolism of one of ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." ...

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so ... the Church 1226 From the very day of Pentecost the Church has celebrated and ...

Global Sisters Report invited panelists to reflect on the question: When have you had an Ascension or Pentecost "moment" when ...

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

As Uganda honours the heroic witness of the martyrs, their story calls us to deeper faith, sacrificial love, and spiritual ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

Groups like the Cathars espoused the dualistic contest between good and evil, an affront to Roman Catholic doctrine and hierarchy alike. To the orthodox Catholic faithful—and, more importantly ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold ... Assumption in the modest Riverdale neighborhood, serves as a symbol of the fate some churches are facing on the South Side.

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to bless the crowd below on May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Ethan Menning, 21, from Omaha, Nebraska, is ...