Cardinal Robert W. McElroy blesses more than 800 catechumens, candidates, godparents, sponsors, and family members catechumens and candidates who attended the March 16, 2025 Rite of Election and Call ...

Each year in early spring, Christians across the globe celebrate their faith on Easter. Easter commemorates the resurrection ...

Some 1,000 people are learning about the Catholic faith and are expected to be baptized at the Easter Vigil next month in the ...

Notre Dame’s OCIA program, the largest in University history, is guiding 55 students through the process of initiation into ...

Services and Sermons is a free service for churches and other faith-based groups. Entries may be edited to fit space. The ...

Catholic dioceses across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are reporting a sizeable increase in the number of adults who ...

The service, held at the church on Northeast 2nd Street, marked the beginning of the 40-day period of preparation leading to Easter Sunday.

This first half of this liturgy is a very aural experience ... and a candle (as at the Easter Vigil). The Entrance Procession: Servers (properly vested, of course) lead the procession, carrying ...

The season of Lent for Western Catholics began on Ash Wednesday, March 5; for Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent began on Clean ...

Good news from Gemelli: the Pope's pneumonia is 'under control' although 'not yet eliminated'. Mechanical ventilation at ...

With Easter being one of the most significant periods in the Catholic Church, the Vatican is exploring contingency plans ...