Wreaths symbolize eternity because they are in circular form, without a beginning or an end, so to speak. Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility, victory, and the ...

When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrated in the home, it is appropriate that it be blessed by a parent or another member of the family. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: ...

An accountant in the UK has successfully won a lawsuit against the Catholic diocese after she was sacked from her job for being non-Catholic. Janet Parker, 55, had a falling out with her boss ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority -- and called for “transparent ...

The fallen painting. Photo: Balzan Parish website "When we opened the church, we found this painting on the floor. Fortunately, it fell during the night.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent ...

COMMENTARY: Vision, verticality and volume are the silent language of churches that lift the soul to God.

Organist Tarcisio Ciavardini at the keys in the Church of St. Nicholas, in Guarcino, about 40 miles from Rome, with accompanying views of the church loft and close-up of the organ keys.

Interior of a Protestant church. H. 26 in.; W. 32 in. His works are extremely rare. He had remarkable ability and was frequently aided by the celebrated g. Terburg, whose figures add considerable ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, has been elected the 267th bishop of Rome and leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The new pope takes over a church that is ...

When the parishioners of Hawesville’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church attend Mass this weekend, they will no longer see the curtain that once hid the painting behind it.