"I’m a crier, so I also know that it’s very sentimental and emotional in many ways for me just to be able to get to this step to priesthood." ...

The 97-year-old Skordis is one of only 900 people in the world who speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic, or Sanna. Today, his ...

In Cyprus, a language called Cypriot Maronite Arabic, or Sanna, faces extinction, with only 900 speakers remaining.

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday ... the person should consider devoting the spare time to prayer or perhaps his family. As always, when ...

Church leaders in the Catholic diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria have decried the desecration of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...

At rest on Friday 9th May whilst in the care of Newford Hall Nursing Home, Sheila aged 89 years. Sheila was the loving wife ...

“On this Ash Wednesday, we join in prayer with the tens of millions of American Catholics and other Christians who are beginning the holy season of Lent.” The letter emphasized the message of ...

said Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the penitential season. The church will host a participatory service at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday consisting of scriptures, prayers and the placing of ...

Loving God, as we begin this season of Lent, remembering we are dust, yet abundantly loved by you fill us with gratitude for all you have made. Open in us your ways of generosity, and may the gifts we ...

motion graphics ash wednesday stock videos & royalty-free footage A small wooden cross is laid across a copy of The Lord's prayer. Ceiling detail in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.