Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of thy love. V. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be created. R. And thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

The cumulative weight of the Gospels leans in the direction of empathy for and solidarity with whoever is most in need of ...

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

Filled with ancient traditions ... and the cardinals themselves sing Veni Sancte Spiritus (“Come Holy Spirit”) as they process into the Sistine Chapel to begin voting. We can trust that ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began ... Catholic Mass has a special sequence called "Veni Sancte Spiritus," or "Come Holy Spirit," said Cona. A sequence is a chant or hymn ...

Once in the chapel, they called on the help of the Holy Spirit by singing the ancient hymn, “Veni Creator Spiritus” (“Come, ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

On the ceiling is an inscription in Latin, "Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful." His body, dressed in full papal vestments and holding a rosary, rested in a simple wooden casket.

Rome feels very different only two days after the funeral of Pope Francis. The city is back to merely normal amounts of Jubilee crowds after the weekend, which saw Rome already overflowing for the ...

The festive liturgy serves to welcome new members into the Boston College community, renew friendships, and invoke the presence of the Holy Spirit for the year to come. The Mass of the Holy Spirit is ...

The papal conclave...is a sacred event grounded in the belief the Holy Spirit guides the cardinals in choosing the next pope” ...