In the photo, my father and I are shaking hands. Both of us are dressed in clerical vestments; he has just preached for my installation service at my second parish.

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

A rally against the Big Beautiful budget bill on Tuesday features liberal clergy and lawmakers gathered on the Capitol steps.

Priests wear vestments for liturgical functions as a sign of their office. Vestments add beauty, elegance, reverence and ...

When you think of religious leaders, be it priests, pastors, or ministers, the image that often comes to mind includes a ...

What is visible is a skull dressed in a habit with vestments covering other parts of the body, not all of which is intact. The saint’s heart is kept in another part of the church, officials said.

NEW ORLEANS — The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by ...

A day after Lieutenant General Sumer Ivan D’Cunha, Director General of Army Air Defence, hinted that air defence guns were deployed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to neutralise aerial threats from ...

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Church leaders presented the Pope with the pallium, a vestment that signifies his assumption of the papacy, and a fisherman's ring, the symbol of the first apostles being 'fishers of men' in the ...

The Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert, Bishop of Allentown, has announced new clergy assignments throughout the Diocese, including several affecting parishes and ministries in Schuylkill County. The ...