The Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is one of the most important celebrations ...

A last-minute phone call to the mayor meant that a 200-person Eucharistic procession, led by the Rev. Father Boniface Hicks, ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass at St. Peter’s Square to feature ancient rituals and new changes, marking the start of his ...

It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual, but the living presence of Jesus Christ. In recent years I have observed that a growing number of young ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

Sunday’s Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

The garment is typically placed on a priest's shoulders when they handle the monstrance - the sacred golden vessel used to display the Eucharist - during mass. In accordance to Vatican traditions ...

The Ring of the Fisherman is a symbol of the pontiff’s authority as the successor ... which symbolizes being the shepherd of the Catholic Church. Before the Eucharistic celebration, Pope Leo XIV used ...

a symbol of the episcopal authority of history’s first pope, according to Vatican News. He also spent time in prayer at the tomb of St. Pius X, known as the “Pope of the Eucharist.” ...