All of us in the Catholic Church in the 21st century ... and fewer young people who are willing to enter into the sacrament of Matrimony. Two recent studies in the past several months reveal ...

41 1242 In the liturgy of the Eastern Churches, the post-baptismal anointing is the sacrament of Chrismation (Confirmation). In the Roman liturgy ... communion with the Catholic Church: "For ...

Gary Campbell has received the Roman Catholic Church’s sacrament of the anointing of the sick — formerly called the last rites or extreme unction — three times. In 1999, before surgery to ...

With the release of Fiducia Supplicans in December 2023, the Vatican permitted Roman Catholic ... The Sacrament of Same-Sex Marriage: An Inclusive Vision for the Catholic Church unsettles ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... the most important Catholic sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, to ...

The church recognizes sacraments, or important rituals and processes, such as baptism and matrimony. According to Britannica.com, Roman Catholicism ... 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around ...

The bishops on Friday voted 38 to nine, with 11 abstentions, in favor of liturgies for the blessing of couples who don’t qualify for the Catholic sacrament of matrimony, including same-sex ...

The Vatican’s announcement Monday that Roman Catholic priests may bless ... He acknowledged the announcement does not authorize the Catholic sacrament of marriage for LGBTQ people.