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My two cents will be shared with you in this column, after a few initial observations.There are seven sacraments recognized in the Roman Catholic rite: Baptism, Act of Reconciliation, Holy ...
Christine Flowers is an attorney and a Delaware County resident. Her column appears Sunday and Thursday. Email her at cflowers1961@gmail.com.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue excoriated the European Court of Human Rights for ruling in favor of Eloïse Bouton, who simulated aborting Jesus on an altar during Mass.
Parishioners and clergy at a Catholic Church in Park Slope are reeling from the brazen theft of the church's historic tabernacle, a centerpiece of the altar that holds the consecrated Communion hosts.
Andrew and I are heartbroken. Friday night (3/31), someone vandalized St. Paulinus Catholic Church in Syracuse. Among other acts, they flipped the altar, took the sacred altar stone, and shattered it.
Alfa Illescas, 44, was arrested and charged in connection with the June 10, 2023, vandalism at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Miami. (photo: Miami-Dade Police, WPLG Local 10 / YouTube Jun 11, 2023) ...
A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger worldwide trend of attacks against Catholics.
An irate hellraiser stormed the altar at a Long Island church during Sunday mass — toppling sacred, century-old relics and causing $10,000 worth of damages, authorities said.
Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to make explicit that laywomen can act as readers and altar servers in liturgical celebrations, effectively removing a previous option for individual ...
Boston, Mass., Jun 13, 2023 / 13:15 pm. A woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly vandalized St. Timothy Catholic Church in Miami in an attack Saturday, June 10, that police say ...