Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed ... has been introduced into Roman Catholic worship as well.

With the current grade configuration at Sacred Heart, high school students either transition to Wetaskiwin Composite High ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

Dia de los Muertos has grown far beyond its Indigenous roots in Mexico. Here's how it has flourished for thousands of years ...

Gavin Newsom makes headlines as a politician, but his personal life has also regularly served as tabloid fodder -- just ask ...

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has announced it will discontinue its partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA due to the organization's ...

Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a passage in a ...

Attorneys for three Mandan Catholic school officials seek to seal records tied to dismissed charges of failing to report ...

The Canadian film about Chief Vincent Yellow Old Woman and the ‘New Blood Dance Show’ uses music from the British rock ...

(OSV News) — On Election Day, Catholic faithful across the nation are turning to prayer before — and after — heading to the polls... (OSV News) — Amid this year’s contentious presidential election, a ...

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