Sunday, May 20, 2018, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3B-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. The Solemnity of Pentecost is the birth of the ...

This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year, which concludes the Easter season and celebrates the birth of the Church. Here’s what you need to ...

Vatican City, Jun 12, 2011 / 06:09 am. Pentecost shows the Holy Spirit created the Catholic Church for all people, Pope Benedict said in his homily to mark Pentecost Sunday, June 12.

VATICAN CITY — On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to bring harmony to a divided world, a polarized Church, and to broken hearts.

This Sunday, the Church concludes her celebration of the Easter Season with the high feast of Pentecost. The word literally means “the 50th day,” since it marks the 50th day since the ...