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

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period ... in the second book of the History of the Franks by St.

Pope Francis prays during a Eucharistic celebration in the Vatican, on the final day of a summit on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and ...

Walter Strickland's sweeping narrative of African American Christianity portrays a big God who is strong to deliver.

Throughout the extensive history ... church of Calvary and of what remained of the structure of the Martyrium, and the ...

Louis William DuBourg, Catholic Bishop of Louisiana. The history of SLU's College of Arts and Sciences dates back to the original ... Father Claude Heithaus, S.J., delivers a sermon at College Church ...

In 1965-1966 the Abbey celebrated the 900th anniversary of the consecration of King Edward's abbey, taking as its theme 'One People'. Such a theme seemed to be fitting for a church which, through a ...

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

Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building ...

After tracking down an advance copy, he discovered to his horror that it featured a self-flagellating albino assassin used by the Catholic organisation ... of the Catholic Church, but exert ...

Gisele Bündchen’s runway walk isn’t the only thing fans have their eyes on. Ever since becoming a world-famous supermodel, ...

The settlements have been financially crushing for Catholic dioceses across the country. To finance them, they’ve sold vast swaths of church property and in some cases exhausted or relinquished ...