A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in.

Msgr. Roger Landry turned to 1997, when then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was asked on Bavarian television whether or not the Holy Spirit chooses the pope, and he answered: “I would not say so, in ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

Charisms are one of the ways in which the Holy Spirit builds up the Church, renews her, and brings her back to the fresh waters of the interior life. The Catechism gives some guidance: ...

And we need the almighty power of goodness — the Holy Spirit of God — to defeat evil, especially its main driver and propagator, the devil. Yup, demons exist, too.

“Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be created, and you will renew the face of the earth.” There is a ...

The Mass of the Holy Spirit, a tradition for the opening of the school year at Jesuit institutions dating back to the Middle Ages, is organized by the Office of Campus Ministry. Kathleen Sullivan / ...

Finding Faith: Holy Spirit reminds to stay out of the way Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.